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unsymmetrical |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unsymmetrical \Un`sym*met"ric*al\, a. 1. Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts 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}. 3. (Chem.) Being without symmetry of chemical structure or relation; as an unsymmetrical carbon atom. {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unsymmetrical adj 1: lacking symmetry [syn: {unsymmetric}] 2: having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements [syn: {anisometric}]
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