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asimmetria

asymmetry

noun ah-zeem-meht-TREE-ah Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Sizes & Shapes

Origin: Greek asymmetria, from a- ('without') + symmetria ('symmetry').

Usage Note

Asimmetria refers to a lack of symmetry in shapes, structures, or relationships. In mathematics, physics, and linguistics it is used technically; in everyday speech it often describes an imbalance of power or information, e.g. asimmetria informativa ('information asymmetry'). The adjective is asimmetrico. The plural asimmetrie is regular.

Examples

"L'asimmetria del viso è normale e naturale."

Natural Translation

Facial asymmetry is normal and natural.

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