Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissymmetric

/dˌɪsɪmˈɛtɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-sym-met-ric
IPA
/dˌɪsɪmˈɛtɹɪk/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

chiral

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English symmetric English dissymmetric From dis- + symmetric.

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How do you pronounce dissymmetric?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɪsɪmˈɛtɹɪk/.
What does dissymmetric mean?
asymmetric
Where does dissymmetric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English symmetric English dissymmetric From dis- + symmetric.

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