noun · countable / uncountable · rare

asymmetry

asymmetry · asymmetries

асимметрия

Asymmetrie

An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction…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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/eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/

» Do you know that the French do not hear the difference between "symmetry" and "asymmetry"?

А вы знаете, что французы не слышат разницы между "симметрией" и "асимметрией"?

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
Asymmetrie
асимметри́яasimmetríja
(mathematics) a lack of symmetry
(countable, uncountable)The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.

Examples

3 sentences

Do you know that the French do not hear the difference between "symmetry" and "asymmetry"?
ruА вы знаете, что французы не слышат разницы между "симметрией" и "асимметрией"?
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Did you know that, in French, one doesn't hear the difference between "the symmetry" and "the asymmetry"?
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Melanoma's ABCDE stands for: Asymmetry, irregular borders, changing color, great diameter, and elevation above the skin.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

lack of symmetry or proportion:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

lack of symmetry or proportion:

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from

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

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