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asymmetry

UK/eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/

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Australia/æɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/

asymmetry noun: an absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.

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Noun

asymmetry (countable and uncountable, plural asymmetries)

  1. 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.1993, Joseph B. Hellige, Hemispheric Asymmetry: What's Right and What's Left, →ISBN, page 114
    • If the planet is on moderate eccentric orbit (0.01), it creates large-scale azimuthal assymetries which evolve at the orbital velocity of the corresponding resonance, for example at half time the planet velocity for the stronger resonance, the 2:1 one.1994, Roger Ferlet, Alfred Vidal-Madjar, Circumstellar Dust Disks and Planet Formation, →ISBN
  2. The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.

asymmetry meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Arabic

asymmetry in Tamil

சமச்சீரின்மை, சீர்மையின்மை, சமச்சீரீன்மை

asymmetry in Bengali

অসামঞ্জস্য, অপ্রতিসাম্য

asymmetry in Tagalog

lack of symmetry or proportion
awamparianyo

asymmetry in Arabic

lack of symmetry or proportion
عَدَم تَنَاسُق ʕadam tanāsuq

Examples of asymmetry in a sentence

  • Asymmetry in pronominal sequencing is a recurrent feature of syndetic coordination, though with considerable variation in relation to literary genre.
  • This article examines categorizational asymmetries observable in the attempted production and negotiation of a “policeable” scene.
  • To ascertain potential meta-bias, a funnel plot was qualitatively assessed for asymmetry.

All 18 example sentences with asymmetry

Forms of asymmetry

pluralasymmetries

Plural of asymmetry: asymmetries

Origin of asymmetry

From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.

Words formed from asymmetry

Questions about asymmetry

What does asymmetry mean?
Asymmetry means an absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
What is asymmetry in Tamil?
Asymmetry in Tamil is சமச்சீரின்மை, சீர்மையின்மை, சமச்சீரீன்மை. See Asymmetry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is asymmetry?
Asymmetry is a noun.
How do you pronounce asymmetry?
Asymmetry is pronounced /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of asymmetry?
The plural of asymmetry is asymmetries.

Words near asymmetry in the dictionary

  1. asymmetrization
  2. asymmetrizations
  3. asymmetron
  4. asymmetrons
  5. asymmetrous
  6. asymmetry
  7. asymptomatic
  8. asymptomatical
  9. asymptomatically
  10. asymptomaticity
  11. asymptomatics

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: asymmetry (page history and authors); asymmetry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); asymmetry (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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