asymmetry

Noun

Meaning

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

Incommensurability.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

imbalance distortion disparity inconsistency irregularity skewness dissymmetry nonuniformity lopsidedness unevenness lack of symmetry change difference contrast distinction
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Antonyms

consonance balance correspondence equality correction regularity
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Hypernyms

spatiality spatial property

Hyponyms

irregularity skewness laterality handedness eyedness lopsidedness

Phrases with the word

cranial asymmetry centre of asymmetry dental asymmetry

Examples

The real tragedy of human existence is not that we are nasty by nature, but that a cruel structural asymmetry grants to rare events of meanness such power to shape our history. Stephen Jay Gould

The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric. Louis Pasteur

It is the asymmetry of the bonus system that got us here. No incentives without disincentives: capitalism is about rewards and punishments, not just rewards. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

It is not money the Great Asymmetry accrues, nor energy, nor stuff. The origin of economic wealth begins in opportunities. Kevin Kelly (editor)

This is the problem with the argument that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear: it ignores the issue of power. If we are not careful, transparency can be used to increase, rather than reduce, the information asymmetry between ruler and ruled. Heather Brooke

The study of economic lift-off is well developed; touch-down has not been considered. There is an asymmetry here which would invite comment if applied to aviation. David Fleming

Close letter words and terms

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