dissymmetry
dissymmetry noun: asymmetry.
Noun
dissymmetry (countable and uncountable, plural dissymmetries)
- asymmetry
- In each feature of this sovereign friendship (exception, improbable and random unicity, metapolitical transcendence, disproportion, infinite dissymmetry, denaturalization, etc.), it might be tempting to recognize a rupture with Greek philía – a testamentary rupture, as some would hasten to...1997, “He Who Accompanies Me”, in George Collins, transl., The Politics of Friendship, London; New York, N.Y.: Verso, translation of Politiques de l’amitié by Jacques Derrida, published 2005, →ISBN...
- The dissymetry between the criminal act and the torturous punishment reflected the gross imbalance of power between the subject and the sovereign.2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 5, in Illusion of Order
- chirality
dissymmetry meaning in Tamil
dissymmetry in Tamil
- சமச்சீரின்மை
Forms of dissymmetry
| plural | dissymmetries |
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Origin of dissymmetry
From dis- + symmetry.
Questions about dissymmetry
- What does dissymmetry mean?
- Dissymmetry means asymmetry.
- What is dissymmetry in Tamil?
- Dissymmetry in Tamil is சமச்சீரின்மை. See Dissymmetry meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dissymmetry?
- Dissymmetry is a noun.
- What is the plural of dissymmetry?
- The plural of dissymmetry is dissymmetries.
Words near dissymmetry in the dictionary
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