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asymmetry.

An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.

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Meaning & usage

noun/eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/æɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/Australia
  1. An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.

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