🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

assimétrico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.siˈmɛ.tɾi.ku/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Asymmetric/ˌeɪ.sɪˈmɛt.rɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O vestido apresentava um corte moderno e assimétrico."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

    "The modern building features an asymmetric facade with windows of varying sizes."
  2. 2

    Relating to cryptography or information processing where different keys are used for encryption and decryption.

    "Asymmetric encryption provides a secure method for transmitting data across the internet."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'asymmetros', combining 'a-' (meaning 'not', 'without') and 'symmetria' (meaning 'symmetry' or 'due proportion'). Entering Late Latin and Renaissance French, it adapted into English in the 17th century to describe shapes, structures, or relations lacking correspondence in size, form, or arrangement on opposite sides of a dividing line.

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