Difference between revisions of "Homogeneous"

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English

Adjective

Homogeneous (not comparable)

1. similar, or the same as something else
2. having the same composition throughout; uniform
3. (chemistry) in the same state of matter.
4. (mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.

Synonyms for Homogeneous

uniform, alike, consonant, same, similar, harmonious, identical.

Antonyms for Homogeneous

heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, variegated, unharmonious.

Related terms

• homogeneity
• homogenise, homogenize

Derived terms

• homogeneous mixture
• homogeneous broadening
• homogeneous catalysis
• homogeneous coordinate
• homogeneous function
• homogeneous ideal
• homogeneous number
• homogeneous polynomial
• homogeneous radiation
• homogeneous society
• homogeneous space
• homogeneous system

Thesaurus

accordant, akin, alike, aped, austere, automatic, balanced, bare, basic, chaste, comparable, consimilar, consistent, consonant, constant, continuous, copied, correspondent, counterfeit, elementary, equable, equal, ersatz, essential, even, fake, favoring, flat, following, fundamental, homely, homespun, identical, imitated, imitation, immutable, indivisible, invariable, irreducible, level, like, measured, mechanical, mere, methodic, mimicked, mock, monolithic, nearly reproduced, not unlike, of a piece, ordered, orderly, persistent, phony, plain, primal, primary, pure, pure and simple, regular, resembling, robotlike, severe, similar, simon-pure, simple, simulated, single, smacking of, smooth, something like, spare, stable, stark, steadfast, steady, suggestive of, synthetic, systematic, unadorned, unbroken, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging, uncluttered, undeviating, undifferenced, undifferentiated, undiversified, uniform, uniform with, unruffled, unvaried, unvarying

Pronunciation

• 1: IPA: /ho.məˈdʒi.ni.əs/
• 2: IPA: /həˈmɑ.dʒɪ.nəs/

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