5 definitions found for dissymmetry

dissymmetry n 1: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] [ant: balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry]

dissymmetry noun Date: 1845 the absence of or the lack of symmetry • dissymmetric adjective

dissymmetry
n. (pl. -ies)
1 a lack of symmetry. b an instance of this.
2 symmetry as of mirror images or the left and right hands (esp. of crystals with two corresponding forms).
Derivatives:
dissymmetrical adj.

dissymmetry ˈdɪˈsɪmɪtrɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 a lack of symmetry. b an instance of this. 2 symmetry as of mirror images or the left and right hands (esp. of crystals with two corresponding forms). øødissymmetrical adj.

Dissymmetry Dis*sym"me*try, n. [Pref. dis- + symmetry.] Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.