asymmetricaladj.

Etymology: < Greek ἀ privative + symmetrical adj.: compare asymmetric adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: asyˈmmetrical.

Not symmetrical, out of proportion, with the parts not arranged correspondingly.

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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > asymmetrical or misproportioned

misproportioned1552

asymmetral1615

eccentric1647

incommensurate1650

asymmetrous1661

asymmetrical1690

lopsided1711

uncertain1742

unsymmetrical1755

one-sided1857

alop1865

asymmetric1878

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > other specific arrangements > [adjective] > balanced > not

unsymmetrical1755

unsymmetrized1825

asymmetrical1880

1690 R. Boyle Christian Virtuoso 8 Truths..asymmetrical, or unsociable, that is, such as we see not how to reconcile with other things evidently and confessedly true.

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 23 Flat-fishes are in fact nothing but asymmetrical Cod-fishes.

Draft additions September 2004

asymmetrical conflict n. = asymmetric warfare n. at asymmetric adj. Additions.

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society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > guerrilla war

guerrilla1819

guerrilla war1843

urban guerrilla warfare1962

asymmetrical conflict1967

asymmetric warfare1991

1967 World Politics 19 586 The lengthy struggles of indigenous groups in Indonesia, Algeria, and Angola have involved third-party states and international organizations in asymmetrical conflicts in which incumbents have enjoyed an initial preponderance of power.

1999 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 63 672 Asymmetrical conflict has attracted most attention as an aspect of..the issue of global hegemony.

Draft additions April 2004

asymmetrical warfare n. = asymmetric warfare n. at asymmetric adj. Additions.

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society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > other types of war

just war1485

private war1548

preventive wara1626

angelomachy1635

Titanomachy1739

mountain warfarec1800

border-war1809

world war1848

theomachy1858

trench warfare1887

electronic warfare1946

asymmetric conflict1975

cyberwar1992

asymmetrical warfare1995

1995 Aerospace Daily 5 Sept. 349 One example of such ‘asymmetrical warfare’ occurred in Mogadishu, Somalia, where the U.S. ‘dominated the information sphere’, but the enemy didn't require the information sphere the U.S. was controlling.

2001 Daily Tel. 13 Sept. 6/2 Suddenly ‘asymmetrical warfare’ knocks down giant buildings and kills thousands. America urgently needs to discover how to get on to an equal footing with the asymmetrical warriors.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	asymmetrical
释义	asymmetricaladj. Etymology: < Greek ἀ privative + symmetrical adj.: compare asymmetric adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: asyˈmmetrical. Not symmetrical, out of proportion, with the parts not arranged correspondingly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > asymmetrical or misproportioned misproportioned1552 asymmetral1615 eccentric1647 incommensurate1650 asymmetrous1661 asymmetrical1690 lopsided1711 uncertain1742 unsymmetrical1755 one-sided1857 alop1865 asymmetric1878 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > other specific arrangements > [adjective] > balanced > not unsymmetrical1755 unsymmetrized1825 asymmetrical1880 1690 R. Boyle Christian Virtuoso 8 Truths..asymmetrical, or unsociable, that is, such as we see not how to reconcile with other things evidently and confessedly true. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 23 Flat-fishes are in fact nothing but asymmetrical Cod-fishes. Draft additions September 2004 asymmetrical conflict n. = asymmetric warfare n. at asymmetric adj. Additions. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > guerrilla war guerrilla1819 guerrilla war1843 urban guerrilla warfare1962 asymmetrical conflict1967 asymmetric warfare1991 1967 World Politics 19 586 The lengthy struggles of indigenous groups in Indonesia, Algeria, and Angola have involved third-party states and international organizations in asymmetrical conflicts in which incumbents have enjoyed an initial preponderance of power. 1999 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 63 672 Asymmetrical conflict has attracted most attention as an aspect of..the issue of global hegemony. Draft additions April 2004 asymmetrical warfare n. = asymmetric warfare n. at asymmetric adj. Additions. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > other types of war just war1485 private war1548 preventive wara1626 angelomachy1635 Titanomachy1739 mountain warfarec1800 border-war1809 world war1848 theomachy1858 trench warfare1887 electronic warfare1946 asymmetric conflict1975 cyberwar1992 asymmetrical warfare1995 1995 Aerospace Daily 5 Sept. 349 One example of such ‘asymmetrical warfare’ occurred in Mogadishu, Somalia, where the U.S. ‘dominated the information sphere’, but the enemy didn't require the information sphere the U.S. was controlling. 2001 Daily Tel. 13 Sept. 6/2 Suddenly ‘asymmetrical warfare’ knocks down giant buildings and kills thousands. America urgently needs to discover how to get on to an equal footing with the asymmetrical warriors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1690
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