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Word entry · 9 letters

asymmetry

Best crossword clue

"Lack of mirror balance"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/Part of speech nounSorted aemmrstyyStarts with AEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

Word origin

From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.

Used in a sentence

  • Despite the generally symmetrical appearance of the two hemispheres, however, a number of biological asymmetries have been documented during the last hundred years.
  • In this sense, the concern of political economy with assymetries of information among political actors is well-placed.

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