Heterogeneous
[,het(ə)rə(ʊ)'dʒiːnɪəs;-'dʒen-] or ['hɛtərə'dʒinɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; 'the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous' .
Inputed by Jane--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of which it is made up.
Edited by Francine
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unlike, dissimilar, different.
Inputed by Dan
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Strange, dissimilar, alien, discordant
ANT:Accordant, congruous, homogeneous, {[sLuilar]?}
Edited by Blair
Definition
adj. of another race or kind: dissimilar: composed of different kinds or parts—also Heterogēn′eal (rare):—opposed to Homogeneous.—ns. Heterogenē′ity Heterogēn′eousness.—adv. Heterogēn′eously.
Editor: Maureen
Examples
- Here we note it simply as an added factor in the heterogeneous mixture of the British Colonies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Once, among the heterogeneous crowd of inmates there appeared a dancing-master. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Editor: Maureen