asymmetrically

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a•sym•met•ric /ˌeɪsəˈmɛtrɪk/  also ˌa•symˈmet•ri•cal, adj. 

1. having two sides or halves that are differently shaped:
   an asymmetrical pattern.

a•sym•me•try /eɪˈsɪmɪtri/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•sym•met•ric  (ā′sə me′trik, as′ə-), adj. 

1. not identical on both sides of a central line;
   unsymmetrical;
   lacking symmetry:
   Most faces are asymmetric.
2. Mathematics (of a logical or mathematical relation) holding true of members of a class in one order but not in the opposite order, as in the relation "being an ancestor of.''
3. Chemistry
   • having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
   • noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups.
   • (of a polymer) noting an atom or group that is within a polymer chain and is bonded to two different atoms or groups that are external to the chain.

Also, a′sym•met′ri•cal. 

• a-⁶ + symmetric 1870–75

a′sym•met′ri•cal•ly, adv.