Word: asymmetric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
sym
met
ric
Definition: Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not, without, opposite of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha privativum, used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. It is also known as privative a and alpha privative.
Affix: symmetric
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: symmetria
Language: la
Decoded: symmetria
PoS: Noun
Meaning: symmetry, proportion