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dissymmetry

[ dih-sim-i-tree, dis-sim- ]
/ dɪˈsɪm ɪ tri, dɪsˈsɪm- /
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noun

absence or lack of symmetry.

RELATED WORDS

imbalance, inequality, unevenness, skewness, lopsidedness

Nearby words

dissuade, dissuasion, dissuasive, dissyllabize, dissyllable, dissymmetry, dist., dist. atty., dist. ct., distad, distaff

Origin of dissymmetry

First recorded in 1835–45; dis-1 + symmetry

Related forms

dis·sym·met·ric [dis-i-me-trik, dis-si-] /ˌdɪs ɪˈmɛ trɪk, ˌdɪs sɪ-/, dis·sym·met·ri·cal, adjectivedis·sym·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
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dissymmetry

/ (dɪˈsɪmɪtrɪ, dɪsˈsɪm-) /

noun plural -tries

lack of symmetry
the relationship between two objects when one is the mirror image of the otherSee also chirality
another name for chirality

Derived Forms

dissymmetric (ˌdɪsɪˈmɛtrɪk, ˌdɪssɪ-) or dissymmetrical, adjectivedissymmetrically, adverb
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