heterogeneous
pronunciation
How to pronounce heterogeneous in British English:
UK [ˌhetərəˈdʒi:niəs]
How to pronounce heterogeneous in American English:
US [ˌhɛtərəˈdʒiniəs, -ˈdʒinjəs]
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- Adjective:
- consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
- originating outside the body
Word Origin
- heterogeneous (adj.)
- 1620s, from Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenes, from heteros "different" (see hetero-) + genos "kind, gender, race stock" (see genus). Earlier in same sense was heterogeneal (c. 1600).
Example
- 1. Heterogeneous drives and the paternal law .
- 2. Quantifying fungal growth dynamics in heterogeneous soil environments .
- 3. Heterogeneous gilded coating should be thicker .
- 4. The pathologic mechanisms of early complications of diabetes are heterogeneous .
- 5. Cultural barrier refers to the heterogeneous barrier between different cultures .