dissymmetric

 [dih-sim-i-tree, dis-sim-]  

dis·sym·me·try

   [dih-sim-i-tree, dis-sim-]
noun
absence or lack of symmetry.
Origin:
1835–45; dis-1 + symmetry

Related forms
dis·sym·met·ric  [dis-i-me-trik, dis-si-] , dis·sym·met·ri·cal, adjective
dis·sym·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
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dissymmetry (dɪˈsɪmɪtrɪ, dɪsˈsɪm-)
 
—n , pl -tries
1.  lack of symmetry
2.  See also chirality the relationship between two objects when one is the mirror image of the other
3.  another name for chirality
 
dissymmetric
 
—adj
 
dissym'metrical
 
—adj
 
dissym'metrically
 
—adv

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