Asymmetry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(mathematics) a lack of symmetry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændəlˌiːsiː/

🇬🇧British English

/eɪsˈɪmətɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/eɪsˈɪmətɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈændəlˌiːsiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissymmetry imbalance

Antonyms

symmetry

Word Forms

asymmetric	adjective	characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
asymmetrical	adjective	characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Asymmetrie

(Mathematik) ein Mangel an Symmetrie

🇫🇷French

asymétrie

(mathématiques) un manque de symétrie

🇪🇸Spanish

asimetría

(matemáticas) falta de simetría

🇮🇹Italian

asimmetria

(matematica) mancanza di simmetria

🇳🇱Dutch

asymmetrie

(wiskunde) een gebrek aan symmetrie

🇵🇹Portuguese

assimetria

(matemática) falta de simetria

🇷🇺Russian

асимметрия

(математика) отсутствие симметрии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विषमता

(गणित) समरूपता का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অসমতা

(গণিত) প্রতিসাম্যের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

சமச்சீரற்ற தன்மை

(கணிதம்) சமச்சீர் குறைபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమానత

(గణితం) సమరూపత లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विषमता

(गणित) सममितीचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસમપ્રમાણતા

(ગણિત) સમપ્રમાણતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ರಿ

(ಗಣಿತ) ಸಮ್ಮಿತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസമമിതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਮਿਤੀ

(ਗਣਿਤ) ਸਮਰੂਪਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

توازن

(ریاضی) توازن کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不对称

（数学）缺乏对称性

🇯🇵Japanese

非対称

(数学) 対称性の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

어울리지 않음

(수학) 대칭성 부족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất đối xứng

(toán học) sự thiếu đối xứng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สมดุล

(คณิตศาสตร์) การขาดความสมมาตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

asimetri

(Matematika) kurangnya simetri

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalaan ng simetrya

(matematika) isang kakulangan ng simetrya

🇲🇾Malay

asimetri

(matematik) kekurangan simetri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم التماثل

(الرياضيات) عدم التماثل

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تقارن

(ریاضیات) عدم تقارن

🇹🇷Turkish

asimetri

(matematik) simetri eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָסִימֵטְרִיָה

(מתמטיקה) חוסר סימטריה

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