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- [dih-sim-i-tree, dis-sim-]
- /dɪˈsɪm ɪ tri, dɪsˈsɪm-/
- /dɪsimətrˈi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-sim-i-tree, dis-sim-]
- /dɪˈsɪm ɪ tri, dɪsˈsɪm-/
Definitions of dissymmetry word
- noun dissymmetry absence or lack of symmetry. 1
- noun dissymmetry Lack of symmetry. 1
- noun dissymmetry lack of symmetry 0
- noun dissymmetry the relationship between two objects when one is the mirror image of the other 0
- noun dissymmetry a lack or deficiency of symmetry 0
- noun dissymmetry symmetry in opposite directions, as of a person's hands 0
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Origin of dissymmetry
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; dis-1 + symmetry
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Parts of speech for Dissymmetry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dissymmetry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
dissymmetry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dissymmetry
noun dissymmetry
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- inequality — social or economic disparity: inequality between the rich and the poor; widening income inequality in America. unequal opportunity or treatment resulting from this disparity: inequality in healthcare and education.
- unevenness — not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- skewness — asymmetry in a frequency distribution.
Antonyms for dissymmetry
noun dissymmetry
- symmetry — the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
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