Definition of dissymmetry Dissymmetry
/dɪsɪˈmʌtɹi/ - [disimutree] - dis•sym•me•try
We found 5 definitions of dissymmetry from 4 different sources.
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What does dissymmetry mean?
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| dissymmetry - (mathematics) a lack of symmetry | ||
| asymmetry, imbalance | ||
| symmetricalness, symmetry, correspondence, balance (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane | ||
| spatial property, spatiality any property relating to or occupying space | ||
| math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | ||
| geometrical irregularity, irregularity not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals | ||
| lopsidedness, skewness an oblique or slanting asymmetry | ||
| radial asymmetry the absence of symmetry about an axis | ||
| handedness, laterality the property of using one hand more than the other | ||
| footedness the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dissymmetry (n.)
Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dissymmetry
dis-sim′e-tri, n. want of symmetry.—adjs. Dissymmet′ric, -al, of similar shape, but not capable of being superposed, as right and left hand gloves, crystals with different optical properties, &c
