asyˈmmetrical, a.
[Gr. ἀ priv. + symmetrical: cf. prec.]
Not symmetrical, out of proportion, with the parts not arranged correspondingly.
| 1690 Boyle Chr. Virtuoso ii. 8 Truths..asymmetrical, or unsociable, that is, such as we see not how to reconcile with other things evidently and confessedly true. 1880 Gunther Fishes 23 Flat-fishes are in fact nothing but asymmetrical Cod-fishes. |
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▸ asymmetrical conflict n. = asymmetric warfare n. at asymmetric adj. Additions.
| 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. |
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▸ asymmetrical warfare n. = asymmetric warfare n. at asymmetric adj. Additions.
| 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. |