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单词 sidedness
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sidednessn.

Brit. /ˈsʌɪdᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdᵻdnᵻs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sided adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < sided adj. + -ness suffix.Compare earlier derivatives of compound adjectives, as one-sidedness n.
The property, condition, or fact of having a distinction between sides; lack of symmetry, esp. in a superficially symmetrical structure or system. Cf. handedness n. 1, laterality n. 1.Cf. manysidedness n., one-sidedness n., right-sidedness n. at right-sided adj. Derivatives, two-sidedness n. at two-sided adj. Derivatives.
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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [noun] > asymmetry
dextrality1646
asymmetry1664
one-sidedness1830
lopsidedness1843
dissymmetry1844
unsymmetry1867
sidedness1888
the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [noun] > quality of having sides
sidedness1888
1888 J. W. MacFarlane Pract. Notes Pipe Founding 114 If the ‘fin’..shows a greater thickness on one side of the pipe than on the other, the sidedness is due to the 2nd or 5th cause.
1906 Harmsworth Encycl. 4811/3 The doubly refracted rays have what Newton called ‘sides’; and it is this sidedness, or laterality, which is known as polarization.
1970 A. L. Leyninger Biochemistry xxvii. 617 (heading) Sidedness of the transport process.
1972 Sci. Amer. Feb. 32/2 Such proteins are evidently located exclusively on only one side of the membrane. This information lends credence to the concept of sidedness in membranes.
1976 Word 27 240 The above contention finds support from another aspect of human evolution, that is, the sidedness or dominancy in either of the two hemispheres of our brain.
1995 W. D. Edwards in H. D. Allen et al. Moss & Adams' Heart Dis. Infants, Children, & Adolescents (ed. 5) I. viii. 109/1 Three organ systems (cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive) later acquire asymmetry and are thereby characterized by sidedness or handedness (situs).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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