asymmetry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
    dissymmetry; imbalance.

WordNet


A*sym"me*try noun
Etymology
Gr. priv. + symmetry.
Definitions
  1. Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.
  2. (Math.) Incommensurability. Obs. Barrow.

Webster 1913