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Asymmetry   /ˌeɪsˈɪmətri/   Listen
Asymmetry

noun
1.
(mathematics) a lack of symmetry.  Synonyms: dissymmetry, imbalance.



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"Asymmetry" Quotes from Famous Books



... defect, and his knowledge was quite in accord with his educational advantages. Morally, he was distinctly defective. Physical examination showed various stigmata of degeneration, such as asymmetry of the face; large outstanding and flattened ears; narrow and dome-shaped palate; irregularly placed teeth; prominent parietal bones; two symmetrical depressions on the occiput; congenital flat-footedness; and a sullen facial expression. His arms were covered with tattoo marks. Sense of pain somewhat ...
— Studies in Forensic Psychiatry • Bernard Glueck

... trousers were ungainly, flapping abominably over his boots and bagging terribly at the knees, and his boots were not only worn and ugly but extremely ill blacked. His wrists projected offensively from his coat sleeves, he perceived a huge asymmetry in the collar of his jacket, his red tie was askew and ill tied, and that waterproof collar! It was shiny, slightly discoloured, suddenly clammy to the neck. What if he did happen to be well equipped for science teaching? That was nothing. He speculated on the cost of a complete ...
— Love and Mr. Lewisham • H. G. Wells



Words linked to "Asymmetry" :   irregularity, laterality, math, footedness, handedness, imbalance, skewness, eyedness, dissymmetry, asymmetric, lopsidedness, spatial property, radial asymmetry, maths, asymmetrical, mathematics, spatiality, symmetry, geometrical irregularity



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