[syn: anisometric, unsymmetrical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unsymmetrical \Un`sym*met"ric*al\, a.
1. Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.
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2. (Biol.) Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the
parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size
and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ
in number. See Symmetry.
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3. (Chem.) Being without symmetry of chemical structure or
relation; as, an unsymmetrical carbon atom.
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Unsymmetrical carbon atom (Chem.), one which is united at
once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition
usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant
action on polarized light.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unsymmetrical
adj 1: lacking symmetry [syn: unsymmetric, unsymmetrical]
2: having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or
measurements [syn: anisometric, unsymmetrical]