1 having two sides or parts that are not the same in size or shape:
Most people's faces are asymmetric.
OPPSYMMETRICAL
2 (technical) not equal, for example in the way each side or part behaves:
Linguists are studying the asymmetric use of Creole by parents and children (= parents use one language and children reply in another). * Pilots need training in asymmetric flying (= when only one of two engines is working).
asymmetrically adverb
asymmetry noun [C,U]
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