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BNC: 13346 COCA: 15023

— asymmetry

/eɪˈsɪmətri/ noun, plural asymmetries
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BNC: 13346 COCA: 15023

asymmetry

noun

asym·​me·​try (ˌ)ā-ˈsi-mə-trē How to pronounce asymmetry (audio)
plural asymmetries
: lack or absence of symmetry
As Mercury orbits the Sun, it experiences a small torque due to its slight asymmetry in the plane of its orbit … Johanna Miller
French rococo was a part of this mood, which tended to favor pastel colors, asymmetry, a calculated disorder, a dreamy sensuality. Jonathan D. Spence
"Handedness"—whether we are left- or right-handed—is a convenient indicator of the development of the brain asymmetries that are thought to be required for language. Tim Flannery

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of asymmetry was in 1651
BNC: 13346 COCA: 15023

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