asymmetry
English
/eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/
noun
Definitions
- Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
- The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
Etymology
Prefix from English symmetry.
Origin
English
symmetry
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisymmetry English
- bisymmetry English
- centrosymmetry English
- dissymmetry English
- hypersymmetry English
- magnetoasymmetry English
- monosymmetry English
- persymmetry English
- polysymmetry English
- presymmetry English
- pseudoasymmetry English
- pseudosymmetry English
- radiosymmetry English
- subsymmetry English
- supersymmetry English
- symmetrism English
- symmetrist English
- symmetron English
- symmetrophobia English
- symmetry English
- unsymmetry English
- symmetria Latin