Defn: Incommensurability. [Obs.] Barrow.
ASYMPTOTE
As"ymp*tote, n. Etym: [Gr. Symptom.] (Math.)
Defn: A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance.
ASYNARTETE
A*syn"ar*tete`, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. — A*syn"ar*tet"ic, a. Asynartete verse (Pros.), a verse of two members, having different rhythms; as when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
ASYNCHRONOUS
A*syn"chro*nous, a. [Gr. not + synchronous.]
Defn: Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; —opposed to synchronous.
ASYNDETIC
As`yn*det"ic, a. Etym: [See Asyndeton.]
Defn: Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by
conjunctions.
— As`yn*det"ic*al*ly, adv.
ASYNDETON
A*syn"de*ton, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)