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a⋅sym⋅me⋅try

[ey-sim-i-tree]
–noun
the quality or state of being asymmetric.

Origin:
1645–55; < Gk asymmetría lack of proportion. See a- 6 , symmetry
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a·sym·me·try   (ā-sĭm'ĭ-trē)   
n.  Lack of balance or symmetry.
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Main Entry: asym·me·try
Pronunciation: (')A-'sim-&-trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
1 : lack orabsence of symmetry: as a : lack of proportion between the parts of a thing; especially : want of bilateral symmetry <asymmetry in the development of the twosides of the brain> b : lack of coordination of two parts acting in connection with one another <asymmetry of convergence of the eyes>
2 : lack ofsymmetry in spatial arrangement of atoms and groups in a molecule
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asymmetry a·sym·me·try (ā-sĭm'ĭ-trē)
n.
Disproportion between two or more like parts; lack of symmetry.

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