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asymmetry (n.)

1650s, "want of symmetry or proportion," from Greek asymmetria "want of proportion or harmony," abstract noun from asymmetros "having no common measure; disproportionate, unsymmetrical," from a- "not" (see a- (3)) + symmetros "commensurable" (see symmetry).

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Definitions of asymmetry from WordNet

asymmetry (n.)
(mathematics) a lack of symmetry;
Synonyms: dissymmetry / imbalance
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