asymmetry
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asymmetry
- /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ Canada, US, UK
- /æɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.
noun asymmetries
- An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry. Despite the generally symmetrical appearance of the two hemispheres, however, a number of biological asymmetries have been documented during the last hundred years.
- The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
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noun lack of symmetry or proportion
| Español | asimetría |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비대칭 bidaeching |
| 日本語 | 非対称性 hitaishōsei, 非対称 hitaishō, アシンメトリー ashinmetorī |
| 中文 | 不對稱 /不对称 bùduìchèn |
| Português | assimetria |
| Français | asymétrie |
| Deutsch | Asymmetrie |
| Italiano | asimmetria, dissimmetria |
| Ελληνικά | ασυμμετρία asymmetría |
| Română | asimetrie |
| Русский | асимметри́я asimmetríja |
| العربية | عَدَم تَنَاسُق ʕadam tanāsuq |
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