quasisymmetry
Meanings
noun
- A mapping that preserves shape but allows size to change in a well-defined manner.
- A pattern in which many copies of a viral protein form a huge spherical coating, where each subunit has an almost symmetrical arrangement with its neighbors.
Word forms
Etymology
From quasi- + symmetry.
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