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a·sym·me·try
 asymmetry
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- pronunciation:
- eI
sI
mih
tri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
the state or quality of having two unidentical halves; lack of balance.
Every human face has some asymmetry. |
adjective + (n.)asymmetry
azimuthal,
basic,
bilateral,
facial,
frontal,
fundamental,
hemispheric,
ideological,
initial,
internal,
marked,
normative,
obvious,
regional,
relative,
significant,
slight,
strategic,
structural,
subtle,
tiny
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verb + (n.)asymmetry
associate, characterize, demonstrate, detect, determine, emphasize, imply, indicate, introduce, measure, reduce, reflect, rest, result, reveal
(n.)asymmetry
+ verb
account, arise, calculate, enable, exist, explain, generalize, generate, note, predict, shift
noun + (n.)asymmetry
colony,
curve,
degree,
direction,
ear,
explanation,
gender,
increase,
information,
limb,
magnitude,
measure,
pattern,
principle,
relatedness,
result,
scattering,
size,
stature,
swing,
symmetry,
temperature,
tonsil,
volume,
walking
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The word asymmetry
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
sym-
Greek
prefix
that means with, together with
More about this word part:
The prefix sym-
occurs in Greek loanwords and hence attaches to Greek bases. It is an assimilated form of syn- used before roots beginning with b, p, and m, such as "bio, bi, -be", "path, patho, -pathic, -pathy", and "metr, -meter, -metry". See syn- and its other assimilated forms syl- and sys-.
Example words:
asymmetry, asymptote, symbiosis, symbol, symbology, symmetry, sympathize, sympathy, symphony, symphysis, symposium, symptom, symptomatology, syzygy
metr, -meter, -metry
Greek
root
that means measure
Example words:
accelerometer, altimeter, ametropia, ammeter, anemometer, aneroid barometer, anthropometry, asymmetry, audiometer, barometer, biometrics, calorimeter, centimeter, chronometer, clinometer, cliometrics, craniometry, cryometer, cyclometer, decameter, decimeter, dekameter, diameter, dosimeter, dynamometer, econometrics, electrometer, fluorometer, galvanometer, geometric progression, geometry, goniometer, gravimeter, hectometer, hemacytometer, hemocytometer, heptameter, hexameter, hydrometer, hypermetropia, inclinometer, interferometer, isometric, lysimeter, magnetometer, manometer, meter, metrics, metronome, micrometer, nanometer, odometer, ohmmeter, optometry, parameter, pedometer, pentameter, perimeter, photometer, photometry, planimeter, polarimeter, potentiometer, pyrometer, radiometer, saccharimeter, saccharometer, salimeter, salinometer, spectrometer, speedometer, sphygmomanometer, symmetry, tachometer, taximeter, telemetry, tetrameter, thermometer, tonometer, trigonometry, trimeter, turbidimeter, variometer, voltammeter, voltmeter, wattmeter
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