Unequally
[ʌn'ikwəli]
Definition
(adv.) In an unequal manner.
Editor: Lorna
Examples
- The principle in these appliances is the employment of two different metals which expand unequally, and thus maintain an uniformity of operation. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And what are varieties but groups of forms, unequally related to each other, and clustered round certain forms--that is, round their parent-species. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- If, however, the tube is held, during the rotation of the disk, over the inner row of unequally spaced holes, the musical tone disappears, and a series of noises take its place. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Owing to the shape of the earth and its position with respect to the sun, different portions of the earth are unequally heated. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Worldly goods are divided unequally, and man must not repine. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In large genera the species are apt to be closely but unequally allied together, forming little clusters round other species. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Editor: Lorna