asymmetry

[ ey-sim-i-tree ]
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noun
  1. the quality or state of being asymmetric.

Origin of asymmetry

1
First recorded in 1645–55, asymmetry is from the Greek word asymmetría lack of proportion. See a-6, symmetry

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British Dictionary definitions for asymmetry

asymmetry

/ (æˈsɪmɪtrɪ, eɪ-) /


noun
  1. lack or absence of symmetry in spatial arrangements or in mathematical or logical relations

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