Word: asymmetric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
sym
met
ric
Definition: Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
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: Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: symmetria
Language: la
Decoded: symmetria
PoS: Noun
Meaning: symmetry, proportion