Definition of dissymmetry in English:
dissymmetry
nounPlural dissymmetries dɪˈsɪmɪtridə(s)ˈsɪmətri
mass noun1Lack of symmetry.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pattern of two Jewish authors to one Christian continues a legitimate and welcome dissymmetry in the book.
- And they're never even on the same level anymore, height-wise: she sits, he stands, they keep creating all kinds of dissymmetries between them.
- It's a really difficult question to answer because we can do a lot about dissymmetry.
- Possibly the most significative feature of these models is the very basic importance of dissymmetries.
- Tariff dissymmetries are being exploited by a number of alternative calling procedures.
- 1.1technical The symmetrical relation of mirror images, the left and right hands, or crystals with two corresponding forms.
Example sentencesExamples
- Enantiomorphs belong to a special class of symmetry that is actually closer to a dissymmetry: ‘the mirror image of [the crystal is] not superposable upon the crystal itself.’
- Barron now suggests extending the definition of chirality to include time-reversal as well as dissymmetry.
Derivatives
adjective dɪsɪˈmɛtrɪkˌdɪ(s)sɪˈmɛtrɪk
All asymmetric objects are dissymmetric, and an object with no improper rotation axis must also be dissymmetric.
Example sentencesExamples
- Described here are systems in which symmetrical molecules assemble through hydrogen bonding to produce capsules with dissymmetric cavities.
- Furthermore, the lack of an induced dichroic contribution by the fiuorene moiety, although absorbing strongly in this spectral region, indicates that the fluorophore is not significantly perturbed by the dissymmetric peptide chain.
- They showed this experimentally by irradiating the dissymmetric [Cr 3] 3 - (Cr tris-oxalato) complex with laser light in a very powerful magnetic field.
- A molecule that is not symmetric - that is, a molecule without a plane of symmetry - is termed dissymmetric, or chiral.
adjective dɪsɪˈmɛtrɪk(ə)l
Every symmetrical and dissymmetrical configuration of standing, sitting, reclining, bowing, looking up or down, or being reflected in mirrors is tried out by the mise en scène.
Example sentencesExamples
- The conditions of possibility for friendship are to be found in the idea of a de-distanced, dissymmetrical topology.
- Each dissymmetrical cell unit of the complex contains two heterotrinucler neutral molecules.
- To achieve the correct radiation pattern, each subarray must exhibit a dissymmetrical source excitation.
Definition of dissymmetry in US English:
dissymmetry
noundə(s)ˈsɪmətridə(s)ˈsimətrē
1Lack of symmetry.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tariff dissymmetries are being exploited by a number of alternative calling procedures.
- Possibly the most significative feature of these models is the very basic importance of dissymmetries.
- It's a really difficult question to answer because we can do a lot about dissymmetry.
- The pattern of two Jewish authors to one Christian continues a legitimate and welcome dissymmetry in the book.
- And they're never even on the same level anymore, height-wise: she sits, he stands, they keep creating all kinds of dissymmetries between them.
- 1.1technical The symmetrical relation of mirror images, the left and right hands, or crystals with two corresponding forms.
Example sentencesExamples
- Enantiomorphs belong to a special class of symmetry that is actually closer to a dissymmetry: ‘the mirror image of [the crystal is] not superposable upon the crystal itself.’
- Barron now suggests extending the definition of chirality to include time-reversal as well as dissymmetry.