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Synonyms for asymmetry

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ey-sim-i-tree
Phonetic Transcription : eɪˈsɪm ɪ tri

Définition of asymmetry

Origin :
  • 1650s, "want of symmetry or proportion," from Greek asymmetria, noun of quality from asymmetros "having no common measure; disproportionate, unsymmetrical," from a- "not" + symmetros "commensurable" (see symmetry).
  • noun irregularity
Example sentences :
  • Asymmetry is a common characteristic of the criminal physiognomy.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
  • We have learnt to write "asymmetry," but not to avoid "unsymmetrical."
  • Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various
  • In all these cases the torsion and asymmetry of the body are unaffected.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 » by Various
  • Asymmetry, a-sim′e-tri, n. want of symmetry or proportion between parts.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • Indeterminate lines have been ruthlessly rectified and asymmetry has grown symmetrical.
  • Extract from : « Pot-Boilers » by Clive Bell
  • It is the very kernel of the art of Paul Cézanne; rhythmic irregularity, syncopation, asymmetry.
  • Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker
  • This asymmetry affects particularly the premaxillae, the maxillae, and the nasals.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • Cases of asymmetry demanding braces, plaster jackets, and operations have been treated at the Post-Graduate Hospital.
  • Extract from : « The Making of a Trade School » by Mary Schenck Woolman
  • This asymmetry, as we shall see later, is connected with marked irregularities in the senses and functions.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
  • The asymmetry of the outline of these snow caps is paralleled by the irregularity of the37 Earth's polar caps.
  • Extract from : « Mars and its Mystery » by Edward Sylvester Morse

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