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Definition of 'asymmetry'

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asymmetry

(eɪsɪmətri )
Word forms: plural asymmetries
variable noun
Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
...the asymmetry of Van de Velde's designs of this period. [+ of]
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asymmetry in British

(æˈsɪmɪtrɪ , eɪ-)
noun
lack or absence of symmetry in spatial arrangements or in mathematical or logical relations
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asymmetry in American

(eɪˈsɪmətri ; āsimˈətrē)
noun
1. 
lack of symmetry
2.  Chemistry
the asymmetrical structure of a molecule, esp. of stereoisomers containing carbon atoms
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
asymmetrical (ˌasymˈmetrical) (ˌeɪsəˈmɛtrɪkəl ; āˌsəmeˈtrikəl)
  adjective or ˌasymˈmetric
asymmetrically (ˌasymˈmetrically)
  adverb
Word origin of 'asymmetry'
Gr asymmetria < a-, without + symmetria

Example sentences containing 'asymmetry'

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A glance showed him he had here what he was looking for: distinct micro-momentary bilateral asymmetry. Stewart, Michael COMPULSION (2002)
The man turned a hard gaze in David's direction as David approached, and he noticed a slight facial asymmetry. Gregg Andrew Hurwitz DO NO HARM (2002)

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