dissymmetry

Other forms of dissymmetry

plural

dissymmetries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dissymmetry

What does dissymmetry mean?

dissymmetry means "(mathematics) a lack of symmetry".

How many syllables are in dissymmetry?

dissymmetry has 4 syllables: dis-sym-me-try. The stress falls on "sym". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɪmətɹi/.

What is another word for dissymmetry?

Close synonyms include asymmetry, imbalance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dissymmetry a common word?

dissymmetry is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dissymmetry?

2 words rhyme with dissymmetry. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.