asymmetry
An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
Other meanings
The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
Related words
- asymmetrization
- magnetoasymmetry
- pseudoasymmetry
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀσυμμετρία".
Where this comes from
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