Dissymmetry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(mathematics) a lack of symmetry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌstɹæɡz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɪmətɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɪmətɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈʌstɹæɡz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

asymmetry 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

dissymétrie

(mathématiques) un manque de symétrie

🇪🇸Spanish

disimetría

(matemáticas) falta de simetría

🇮🇹Italian

dissimmetria

(matematica) mancanza di simmetria

🇳🇱Dutch

dissymmetrie

(wiskunde) een gebrek aan symmetrie

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissimetria

(matemática) falta de simetria

🇷🇺Russian

диссимметрия

(математика) отсутствие симметрии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रतिसाभ्यता

(गणित) समरूपता का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

বৈষম্য

(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

ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧತೆ

(ಗಣಿತ) ಸಮ್ಮಿತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസമമിതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਮਾਨਤਾ

(ਗਣਿਤ) ਸਮਰੂਪਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم توازن

(ریاضی) توازن کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不对称性

（数学）缺乏对称性

🇯🇵Japanese

非対称性

(数学) 対称性の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

불균형

(수학) 대칭성 부족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất đối xứng

(toán học) sự thiếu đối xứng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สมมาตร

(คณิตศาสตร์) การขาดความสมมาตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaksimitrisan

(Matematika) kurangnya simetri

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng simetrya

(matematika) isang kakulangan ng simetrya

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaksimetrian

(matematik) kekurangan simetri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم التماثل

(الرياضيات) عدم التماثل

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تقارن

(ریاضیات) عدم تقارن

🇹🇷Turkish

asimetri

(matematik) simetri eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר סימטריה

(מתמטיקה) חוסר סימטריה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dissymmetry'?

The primary meaning of 'dissymmetry' is '(mathematics) a lack of symmetry'.

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Using 'dissymmetry' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dissymmetry' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dissymmetry' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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