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View synonyms for asymmetry

asymmetry

[ ey-sim-i-tree ]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being asymmetric.


asymmetry

/ eɪ-; æˈsɪmɪtrɪ /

noun

  1. lack or absence of symmetry in spatial arrangements or in mathematical or logical relations


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Word History and Origins

Origin of asymmetry1

First recorded in 1645–55, asymmetry is from the Greek word asymmetría lack of proportion. See a- 6, symmetry

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Example Sentences

“Always darker and to correct what they believe is asymmetry,” she says.

That asymmetry explains a great deal of the difference between the parties.

He embraces asymmetry, is besotted by rhinestones, and swoons over the promise of romance hidden in dark shadows.

But he also sees sexual asymmetry as an impoverished view of sex.

Another feature of interest which first becomes apparent during this stage is the asymmetry of the germinal disc.

The size and shape of the head, its malformations and asymmetry, may be measured with a fair amount of success.

The southern slopes are snow-clad, the northern are snow-free—in harmony with the line of asymmetry.

There was slight asymmetry of the face, due to flattening on the right side; there was no perceptible lack of cranial symmetry.

Another time, after listening to a reprimand from the headmaster, he twitted that learned man with the asymmetry of his neckcloth.

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