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Definition of asymmetry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

asymmetry

noun
 
/ˌeɪˈsɪmətri/
 
/ˌeɪˈsɪmətri/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. the quality of having two sides or parts that are not the same in size or shape; something that creates this quality
    • the use of asymmetry in photography
    • structural asymmetries in the body
    opposite symmetryTopics Maths and measurementc2, Colours and Shapesc2
  2. (specialist) the situation of not being equal or the same; something that causes this situation
    • the power asymmetry between the two countries
See asymmetry in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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