heterogeneous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
Incommensurable because of different kinds.
Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
Visibly consisting of different components.
Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə)ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəʊˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə)ˈɹɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹoʊˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/ en-us-heterogeneous.ogg en-au-heterogeneous.ogg

Word forms

heterogeneous more heterogeneous most heterogeneous heterogenous

Etymology

From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.

Synonyms

diverse manifold catholic dishomogeneous diversified eclectic heterogeneous liberal miscellaneous mixed motley multifarious multifold sundry variable varied various heterologous

Antonyms

homogeneous

Related words

heterogene heterogeneal heterogeneity heterogeneous catalysis heterogeneously heterogeneous mixture heterogeneousness heterogenous hodgepodge uniformity

Derived words

heterogeneous equilibrium heterogenize microheterogeneous

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