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Word: Asymmetry
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Greek asummetria, from a- ‘without’ + summetria (see symmetry)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
eɪˈsɪmɪtri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry
Short Definition:lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something
Examples:- there was an asymmetry between the right and left ears
- the global system is marked by great asymmetry: the most important goods are controlled by groups in a relatively small number of countries
- gravitational asymmetries had pulled the sphere out of shape
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