单词 | heterogenous |
释义 | heterogenous (once / 223006 pages) adj The adjective heterogenous is a somewhat comparative word, suggesting that two or more things are unlike in substance or nature, as in a heterogenous mixture containing two substances that do not totally combine, like oil and water. We can see the roots of heterogenous in the Greek combination of heteros, meaning "other," and genos, meaning "a kind." So heterogenous means "other kind." The United States, as a melting pot of cultures, contains a heterogenous population. Note that while this spelling is acceptable, the word is more correctly spelled heterogeneous, with the ending adding an "e" before the ous. WORD FAMILYheterogenous USAGE EXAMPLES“People are irrational, inconsistent, weak-willed, computationally limited, heterogenous and sometimes downright evil,” Russell said. The Guardian(Aug 30, 2016) Every four years, we learn something new and important about our huge, complex, heterogenous and dynamic country. Washington Post(Aug 16, 2016) They may be assemblies of nanoparticles, crystals with strategically placed defects in their structures, or heterogenous materials made by intertwining different compounds and phases. Nature(May 03, 2016) 1adj consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature Syn|Ant heterogeneous diversified having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundryconsisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds disparateincluding markedly dissimilar elements inhomogeneous, nonuniformnot homogeneous differentunlike in nature or quality or form or degree variedcharacterized by variety homogeneous, homogenous all of the same or similar kind or nature undiversifiednot diversified consistent, uniformthe same throughout in structure or composition solidof one substance or character throughout self-colored, self-coloured, solidof the same color throughout homogenised, homogenizedmade homogeneous uniform, unvaryingalways the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences sameclosely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree 2adj originating outside the body Syn|Ant heterogeneous autogenic, autogenous originating within the body self-generated, self-producedoriginating from the self self-inducedbrought about by yourself |
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