asymmetrical
adjective
asym·met·ri·cal
ˌā-sə-ˈme-tri-kəl 
variants
or asymmetric
1
: having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
an asymmetrical design
asymmetrical shapes
2
usually asymmetric of a carbon atom
: bonded to four different atoms or groups
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Ty Gaskins, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
In both paintings, each leader stands at a slight asymmetrical angle known as a contrapposto pose.
—Camille Davis / Made By History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
But this is really the first of Israel’s major asymmetrical wars that has not created an antiwar movement.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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Ty Gaskins, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
In both paintings, each leader stands at a slight asymmetrical angle known as a contrapposto pose.
—Camille Davis / Made By History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
But this is really the first of Israel’s major asymmetrical wars that has not created an antiwar movement.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
The asymmetrical vintage chaise was reupholstered in checkerboard Larsen fabric.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
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asymmetrical
adjective
asym·met·ri·cal
ˌā-sə-ˈme-tri-kəl
variants
or asymmetric
: not symmetrical
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asymmetrical
adjective
asym·met·ri·cal
ˌā-sə-ˈme-tri-kəl
variants
or asymmetric
1
: not symmetrical
2
usually asymmetric, of a carbon atom
: bonded to four different atoms or groups
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