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heterogeneous

het·er·o·ge·ne·ous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [het-er-uh-jee-nee-uh s, -jeen-yuh s]
    • /ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒi ni əs, -ˈdʒin yəs/
    • /ˌhet.ər.əˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-er-uh-jee-nee-uh s, -jeen-yuh s]
    • /ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒi ni əs, -ˈdʒin yəs/

Definitions of heterogeneous word

  • adjective heterogeneous different in kind; unlike; incongruous. 1
  • adjective heterogeneous composed of parts of different kinds; having widely dissimilar elements or constituents: The party was attended by a heterogeneous group of artists, politicians, and social climbers. 1
  • adjective heterogeneous Chemistry. (of a mixture) composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, as solid ice and liquid water. 1
  • noun heterogeneous Diverse in character or content. 1
  • adjective heterogeneous diverse 1
  • noun Definition of heterogeneous in Technology Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind. Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network). For examples see: interoperable database, middleware. Constrast homogeneous. 1

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Origin of heterogeneous

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Medieval Latin heterogeneus < Greek heterogenḗs. See hetero-, gene, -ous

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Parts of speech for Heterogeneous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heterogeneous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

heterogeneous usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for heterogeneous

adj heterogeneous

  • amalgamate — When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing.
  • composite — A composite object or item is made up of several different things, parts, or substances.
  • confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
  • conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
  • contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.

adjective heterogeneous

  • assorted — A group of assorted things is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
  • various — of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another: Various experiments have not proved his theory.
  • miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.

noun heterogeneous

  • piebald — having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
  • pinto — marked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted: a pinto horse.

Antonyms for heterogeneous

adj heterogeneous

  • homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
  • identical — similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
  • unchanging — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
  • pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
  • single — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.

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