Asymmetry
/eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry. countable, uncountable
"Despite the generally symmetrical appearance of the two hemispheres, however, a number of biological asymmetries have been documented during the last hundred years."
- 2 (mathematics) a lack of symmetry wordnet
- 3 The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Did you know that, in French, one doesn't hear the difference between "the symmetry" and "the asymmetry"?"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.