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Definitions for: Unsymmetrical [adj] having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements
[adj] lacking symmetry
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: anisometric, asymmetric, asymmetrical, unequal, unsymmetric
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