heterogeneous
[het-er-uh-jee-nee-uhs, -jeen-yuhs]
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.
Origin of heterogeneous
Synonyms for heterogeneous
Antonyms for heterogeneous
2. homogeneous.
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amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mixed, mongrel, mosaic, motleyExamples from the Web for heterogeneous
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Historical Examples of heterogeneous
Once, among the heterogeneous crowd of inmates there appeared a dancing-master.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
The crockery was heterogeneous, and was slumped under colour-headings.
The truth was, that his language and habits were as heterogeneous as his external appearance.
WaverleySir Walter Scott
In a corner was a heterogeneous mass of soggy, dirty garments.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
Viscount Melbourne was called in with a heterogeneous Cabinet.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by YearEdwin Emerson
heterogeneous
adjective
Word Origin for heterogeneous
C17: from Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, from hetero- + genos sort
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heterogeneous
[hĕt′ər-ə-jē′nē-əs, -jēn′yəs]
adj.
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