asymmetry /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ noun2 •An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.Despite the generally symmetrical appearance of the two hemispheres, however, a number of biological asymmetries have been documented during the last hundred years. — 1993 •The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability. formsasymmetries