dissymmetry

noun

Etymology

From dis- + symmetry.

  1. derived from συμμετρία
  2. borrowed from symmetria
  3. formed as dissymmetry — “dis- + symmetry

Definitions

  1. asymmetry

    • The dissymetry between the criminal act and the torturous punishment reflected the gross imbalance of power between the subject and the sovereign.
  2. chirality

The neighborhood

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