Asymmetry Definition

āsimətrē
asymmetries
noun
asymmetries
Lack of symmetry.
Webster's New World
The asymmetrical structure of a molecule, esp. of stereoisomers containing carbon atoms.
Webster's New World
Lack of essential parity between adversarial forces, as between a highly mechanized army and a group of guerillas.
Webster's New World
The definition of asymmetry means that two parts of something are not exactly the same.
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.
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Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, especially want of bilateral symmetry.

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Singular:
asymmetry
Plural:
asymmetries

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Asymmetry Sentence Examples

  • There is nothing in their mode of life which will afford an explanation of the asymmetry which is a developmental phenomenon.

  • He fully recognized, however, the similarity of Pteropods to Gastropods in their general asymmetry and in the torsion of the visceral mass in Limacinidae.

  • Cases of asymmetry or irregularity in the arrangement of the intestinal caeca, though sometimes occurring, are not normal.

  • In all these cases the torsion and asymmetry of the body are unaffected.

  • Asymmetry is a mixed bag as far as the future goes.

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AASASY

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YRYTRY

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