heterogeneous
[ het-er-uh-jee-nee-uhs, -jeen-yuhs ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒi ni əs, -ˈdʒin yəs /
adjective
different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
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.
Chemistry. (of a mixture) composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, as solid ice and liquid water.
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Origin of heterogeneous
OTHER WORDS FROM heterogeneous
het·er·o·ge·ne·ous·ly, adverbhet·er·o·ge·ne·ous·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH heterogeneous
heterogeneous heterogenous homogeneous homogenousWords nearby heterogeneous
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British Dictionary definitions for heterogeneous
heterogeneous
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈdʒiːnɪəs) /
adjective
composed of unrelated or differing parts or elements
not of the same kind or type
Derived forms of heterogeneous
heterogeneity (ˌhɛtərəʊdʒɪˈniːɪtɪ) or heterogeneousness, nounheterogeneously, adverbWord Origin for heterogeneous
C17: from Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, from hetero- + genos sort
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Medical definitions for heterogeneous
heterogeneous
[ hĕt′ər-ə-jē′nē-əs, -jēn′yəs ]
adj.
Composed of parts having dissimilar characteristics or properties.
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