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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Other Word Forms of Asymmetry
Noun
Singular:
asymmetry
Plural:
asymmetriesOrigin of Asymmetry
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a- + symmetry
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