dissymmetric

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adjective

asymmetric

OriginEnglish symmetric ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

adjectivedissymmetric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableasymmetric
  2. not comparableobsoletechemistrychiral

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dissymmetrical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishsymmetric
  11. Englishdissymmetric

From dis- + symmetric.

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Cite this entry
APA

dissymmetric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissymmetric

MLA

“dissymmetric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissymmetric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissymmetric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissymmetric.

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