Plural of asymmetry
regular plural
The plural of asymmetry is asymmetries.
Forms of asymmetry
| Singular | asymmetry /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | asymmetries |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Asymmetries in a sentence
- 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
- This article examines categorizational asymmetries observable in the attempted production and negotiation of a “policeable” scene.2025, R. J. Smith, Categorizational asymmetries in context: Producing and resisting policeable scenes.. From the entry categorizational
- We are so good that it is almost impossible to unrecognize a face in order to notice the asymmetries that help us first recognize it.2007 August 15, “Reading Lincoln’s Face”, in New York Times. From the entry unrecognize
- Had he looked further, he might have discerned an eighth—Canada's constitutional debate, complete with notwithstanding clauses, devolutions and non-derogations, asymmetries and distinct identities.1990, Keith Henderson, "Creative ambiguity" (Review of A Canadian Challenge by Christian Dufour), The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 15 Dec, p.…. From the entry notwithstanding clause
- However, the main drawback of Goffman's theory is that it fails to account for certain asymmetries in the performance of these "genderisms".1986, Christine Louise Williams, Women Marines and Male Nurses. From the entry genderism
Meaning of asymmetry
- noun An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
- noun The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
Questions about the plural of asymmetry
- What is the plural of asymmetry?
- The plural of asymmetry is asymmetries.
- Is asymmetry countable?
- Asymmetry is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
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