Explore Asymmetry through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dissymmetry or imbalance. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Asymmetry in a sentence
Asymmetry meaning
- An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
- The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
Synonyms of Asymmetry
Using Asymmetry
- The main meaning on this page is: An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry. | The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
- Useful related words include: dissymmetry, imbalance, spatial property, spatiality.
- In the example corpus, asymmetry often appears in combinations such as: the asymmetry, an asymmetry, asymmetry between.
Context around Asymmetry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Asymmetry
- In this selection, "asymmetry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brain, lens, noticeable, except, occurs and across stand out and add context to how "asymmetry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include been an asymmetry israel a and brain asymmetry is commonly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "asymmetry" sits close to words such as accordion, admires and aficionados, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with asymmetry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He argues that this asymmetry causes a major problem. (9 words)
Yet one is immediately struck by the asymmetry between the two. (11 words)
Having multiple choices of partners as to point is part of that asymmetry. (13 words)
Before their sold out Tri Continental Tour at the start of 2023, in support of third album Asymmetry, Australian prog-metal band Karnivool hadn't played a gig in the UK since 2015. (33 words)
As for the clothes, asymmetry was almost the rule with one shoulder bare on many dresses, blouses and tops – all very early 2000s, leaning into younger clients' love of the look. (31 words)
Because of proximity and asymmetry, Nepal’s only recourse is negotiation, and the first step is to create a conducive environment for it by de-escalating the rhetoric. (28 words)
Brain asymmetry is commonly interpreted as crucial for human brain function and cognition because of our functional lateralization but which aspects of brain asymmetry are uniquely human? (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Brain asymmetry is commonly interpreted as crucial for human brain function and cognition because of our functional lateralization but which aspects of brain asymmetry are uniquely human?
Effect of lens asymmetry Except for close-up and macro photography, the effect of lens asymmetry is minimal.
My proposal is based upon an asymmetry between verifiability and falsifiability; an asymmetry which results from the logical form of universal statements.
A prime example of this asymmetry occurs in the relationship between computing and weaving.
Before her recent exit, designer Louise Trotter revived Lacoste’s modern knitwear with asymmetry across classic fits.
For those with noticeable asymmetry, wearing a well-fitted bra can provide additional support and help minimize the visual difference.
From the start of this war, there has been an asymmetry: Israel, a democracy, has to answer every day for its actions and mistakes and excesses.
Having multiple choices of partners as to point is part of that asymmetry.
He argues that this asymmetry causes a major problem.
Here’s where the asymmetry between House Republicans who don’t believe in government and House Democrats who do comes into play.
Plastic and glass are common high-tech materials, and furniture designs may include curves and asymmetry.
Yet one is immediately struck by the asymmetry between the two.
As for the clothes, asymmetry was almost the rule with one shoulder bare on many dresses, blouses and tops – all very early 2000s, leaning into younger clients' love of the look.
Before their sold out Tri Continental Tour at the start of 2023, in support of third album Asymmetry, Australian prog-metal band Karnivool hadn't played a gig in the UK since 2015.
But as the 2008 crisis deepened, Greek voters turned to fringe parties, and the evident power asymmetry within the EU only fueled the threat of populism.
In many ways, Ophir was unintentionally a part of this asymmetry, but now, he is here to tear it down.
Researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism underlying the skeletal reduction and asymmetry of emu wings.
The asymmetry with which kinetic violence is covered relative to structural violence has implications for how international audiences perceive Palestine-Israel and other civil conflicts.
Because of proximity and asymmetry, Nepal’s only recourse is negotiation, and the first step is to create a conducive environment for it by de-escalating the rhetoric.
In three-toned kitchens, an additional color or material is introduced to create asymmetry in the palette to help define zones or functions and keep the eye moving.
Common combinations with asymmetry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the asymmetry 16×
- an asymmetry 10×
- asymmetry between 10×
- this asymmetry 9×
- asymmetry in 9×
- asymmetry of 7×
- and asymmetry 6×
- asymmetry is 5×
- brain asymmetry 3×
- asymmetry was 3×