English words starting with asy

Meanings of Asylum:

noun

The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.

Usage examples:

She applied for asylum and was granted refugee status

Meanings of Asylum-seeker:

noun

Someone who leaves their own country, often for political reasons or because of war, and who travels to another country hoping that the government will protect them and allow them to live there

Usage examples:

Genuine/bogus asylum seekers, a record number of asylum seekers arrived in the uk last month.

Meanings of Asylums:

noun

The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.

Usage examples:

She applied for asylum and was granted refugee status

Meanings of Asymmetric:

adjective

Having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

Usage examples:

The church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side

Meanings of Asymmetrical:

adjective

Having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

Usage examples:

The church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side

Meanings of Asymmetrically:

adverb

In such a way that two halves, sides, or parts of something are not exactly the same in shape or size

Usage examples:

Her hair is cut asymmetrically so it hangs longer on the right side of her face., chairs were arran…

Meanings of Asymmetries:

noun

Lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.

Usage examples:

There was an asymmetry between the right and left ears

Meanings of Asymmetry:

noun

Lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.

Usage examples:

There was an asymmetry between the right and left ears

Meanings of Asymptomatic:

adjective

(of a condition or a person) producing or showing no symptoms.

Usage examples:

Infection is usually asymptomatic

noun

A person affected by a condition but producing or showing no symptoms of it.

Usage examples:

Asymptomatics may be potential carriers of the infection

Meanings of Asymptote:

noun

A straight line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any finite distance.

Usage examples:

In book two apollonius investigates how hyperbolas are related to their asymptotes, and he also stu…

Meanings of Asymptotes:

noun

A straight line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any finite distance.

Usage examples:

In book two apollonius investigates how hyperbolas are related to their asymptotes, and he also stu…

Meanings of Asymptotic:

adjective

An asymptotic line is a line that gets closer and closer to a curve as the distance gets closer to infinity.

Meanings of Asynchronous:

adjective

Not existing or occurring at the same time.

Usage examples:

It's like having an extended asynchronous conversation and being able to save what were once stray …

Meanings of Asynchronously:

adverb

Not at the same time or speed

Usage examples:

You can watch the video and view the comments in real time, or you can play the video to the end an…

Meanings of Asyndeta:

noun

The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence, as in i came, i saw, i conquered.

Usage examples:

Syntactically unmarked but semantically connected asyndeta

Meanings of Asyndeton:

noun

The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence, as in i came, i saw, i conquered.

Usage examples:

Syntactically unmarked but semantically connected asyndeta

Meanings of Asystole:

noun

A condition in which the heart ceases to beat.

Usage examples:

She developed asystole, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed for 20 minutes.

Meanings of Asystolic:

adjective

Relating to or suffering from cardiac arrest.

Usage examples:

She was in asystolic arrest