🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

asimmetrico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.zimˈmɛ.tri.ko/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Asymmetric/ˌeɪ.sɪˈmet.rɪk/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il taglio dei capelli era corto e asimmetrico."

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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 Late Latin asymmetricus, originating from the Ancient Greek asymmetros, combining the negative prefix a- (meaning 'not' or 'without') and symmetria (meaning 'symmetry' or 'due proportion'). Entering scientific and artistic lexicon in the early 17th century, the term evolved to describe any structure lacking balanced proportions or identical corresponding parts.

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