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heterogeneousconsisting of parts or elements that are very different from each other

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: consisting of parts or elements that are very different from each other

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌhetərəˈdʒiːniəs/

Korean meaning: 서로 다른 요소들로 구성된, 이질적인

Korean pronunciation: 헤터러**지**니어스

Example Sentences

  • My friend group is so heterogeneous that we look like a United Nations meeting when we eat together.
  • The heterogeneous nature of the team brought different perspectives to the project.
  • The soup was a heterogeneous mess of vegetables that somehow tasted amazing.

heterogeneous

ADJECTIVE

//ˌhetərəˈdʒiːniəs//

consisting of parts or elements that are very different from each other

heterogeneous concept
💡 Concept

A vendor displays heterogeneous foods from different cultures together

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heterogeneous rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In this heterogeneous lab, a genius finds spontaneous inspiration!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌhetərəˈdʒiːniəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌhetərəˈdʒiːniəs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixhetero--
Rootgen
Suffix--ous

Origin

From Greek 'hetero-' meaning 'different' and 'genos' meaning 'kind' or 'genus', combined with the suffix '-ous' meaning 'full of' or 'having the quality of'. The term emerged in scientific and philosophical contexts to describe mixtures or compositions of unlike elements.

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🎵Rhyme

geniusspontaneous
genius
spontaneous

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My friend group is so heterogeneous that we look like a United Nations meeting when we eat together.

The heterogeneous nature of the team brought different perspectives to the project.

😄 Fun example

The soup was a heterogeneous mess of vegetables that somehow tasted amazing.

Scientists study heterogeneous materials to understand their complex properties.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

diversemixedvariedassorteddifferent

Antonyms

homogeneousuniformidentical

Related

diversitymixturecompositionvariety