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Webster 1913 Edition
Asymmetry
A-sym′me-try
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK];
ἀ
priv. + [GREEK] symmetry.] 1.
Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. lack of bilateral symmetry.
2.
(Math.)
Incommensurability.
[Obs.]
Barrow.
Webster 1828 Edition
Asymmetry
ASYM'METRY
,Noun.
The want of proportion between the parts of a thing. It is also used in mathematics for incommensurability, when between two quantities there is no common measure.
Definition 2024
asymmetry
asymmetry
English
Noun
asymmetry (countable and uncountable, plural asymmetries)
- Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, especially want of bilateral symmetry.
- Lacking a common measure between two objects or quantities; Incommensurability.
- That which causes something to not be symmetrical.
Translations
lack of symmetry or proportion
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