asymmetry

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
2. (countable, uncountable) The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.

Synonyms

dissymmetry

imbalance

skewness

unbalance

unevenness

lack of uniformity

disproportionateness

incommensurability

inequality

irregularity

offsetting

shapelessness

unsymmetric

dyssymmetry

unsymmetry

molecular asymmetry

skew-symmetry

off-normal

antisymmetry

inverse symmetry

asymmetric

chirality

deviation

disparity

disproportion

Translations

asimetría

asimmetria

asymétrie

Asymmetrie

Ungleichmäßigkeit

Schiefe

ασυμετρία

asimetria

ασυμμετρία

asymmetrie

assimetria

Ungleichheit

asimmetricità

obliqua

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/

Etymology

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