asymmetry

The definition of asymmetry means that two parts of something are not exactly the same.

(noun)

A fiddler crab has one claw that is bigger than the other so that is an example that a fiddler crab’s body has asymmetry.

See asymmetry in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

lack of symmetry
Chem. the asymmetrical structure of a molecule, esp. of stereoisomers containing carbon atoms

Origin: Gr asymmetria < a-, without + symmetria

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See asymmetry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Lack of balance or symmetry.

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