Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asymmetric

/ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
asym-met-ric
IPA
/ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not symmetric.

adj

Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.

adj

Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
  • British English: /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more asymmetric (comparative) most asymmetric (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiasymmetric asymmetrically asymmetricity enantioasymmetric

Phrases

asymmetric bars asymmetric centre asymmetric crying facies asymmetric cryptography asymmetric digital subscriber line asymmetric meter asymmetric synthesis asymmetric warfare

Frequently Paired Words

antisymmetric dissymmetric non-symmetric

Synonyms

asymmetrical nonsymmetric unsymmetrical

Antonyms

symmetrical

Rhymes With

metric geometric symmetric parametric obstetric barometric econometric gravimetric optometric hetrick petrich petrick

Questions

How do you pronounce asymmetric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/.
What does asymmetric mean?
Not symmetric.
Where does asymmetric come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce asymmetric

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