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单词 homogeneous
释义 ho·mo·ge·neous
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jēnēəs, -nyəs, Brit sometimes -|jen-\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin homogeneus, homogenus, from Greek homogenēs, from homo- hom- + -genēs (from genos kind, race) — more at same, kin
1.
 a. : of a similar kind or nature : comparable, equivalent
  < the three schools … are relatively homogeneous — B.F.Wright >
 b. : having no discordant elements : consistent, compatible
  < everything about her was homogeneous: her looks, her possessions, the way in which she dressed — Osbert Sitwell >
  < country people … whose manners and morals were homogeneous with those of the country itself — Van Wyck Brooks >
2.
 a. : of uniform structure or composition throughout
  < homogeneous granite >
  < homogeneous sand deposits … laid down under steady conditions of wind — R.A.Bagnold >
 specifically : relating to, occurring in, or being a system that contains no internal physical boundaries
  < homogeneous system >
  < homogeneous catalysis >
 b. : of a single type : showing no variation
  < bituminous coal is often treated as a homogeneous product — G.G.Somers >
  < customary to speak of the Asian mind as though it were homogeneous — Iqbal Singh >
 specifically : monochromatic 2
 c. : consisting of uniform elements (as of people or groups with similar background)
  < homogeneous nation >
  < homogeneous community >
  < the sound of a full consort of viols is rich and homogeneous — Robert Donington >
3. : of the same mathematical degree or dimensions in every term in the symbols considered
 < a homogeneous equation >
4. : homogenous 1
ho·mo·ge·neous·ly adverb
ho·mo·ge·neous·ness noun -es
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