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Definition of Dissymmetry
1. Noun. (mathematics) a lack of symmetry.
Generic synonyms: Spatial Property, Spatiality
Specialized synonyms: Geometrical Irregularity, Irregularity, Lopsidedness, Skewness, Radial Asymmetry, Handedness, Laterality, Footedness, Eyedness
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Derivative terms: Asymmetric, Asymmetrical
Antonyms: Symmetry
Definition of Dissymmetry
1. n. Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.
Definition of Dissymmetry
1. Noun. asymmetry ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete chemistry) chirality ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dissymmetry
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Medical Definition of Dissymmetry
1. Synonym: asymmetry. Origin: dis-+ symmetry (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissymmetry
Literary usage of Dissymmetry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Influence of a Magnetic Field Upon the Spark Spectra of Iron and Titanium by Arthur Scott King (1912)
"However, fourteen lines showing distinct dissymmetry may be listed as shown
herewith: The nature of the dissymmetry is covered in each case in the "Remarks" ..."
2. Pasteur: The History of a Mind by Émile Duclaux (1920)
"VI MOLECULAR dissymmetry The moment has come to pursue more closely than we have
hitherto done these ideas of dissymmetry. FIG. 4. ..."
3. Statistical Methods: With Special Reference to Biological Variation by Charles Benedict Davenport (1904)
"63.869±.I10 2.303±.078 " " adult females in general . 64.043 ±.061 2.325 ±.043 See
also Correlation Assortative mating (p. 75). dissymmetry. ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1863)
"Destroy the staircase and the dissymmetry will have disappeared, inasmuch as the
want of symmetry of the staircase was merely the result of the manner in ..."
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