HETEROGENEOUS


Meaning of HETEROGENEOUS in English

— heterogeneously , adv. — heterogeneousness , n.

/het'euhr euh jee"nee euhs, -jeen"yeuhs/ , adj.

1. different in kind; unlike; incongruous.

2. composed of parts of different kinds; having widely dissimilar elements or constituents: The party was attended by a heterogeneous group of artists, politicians, and social climbers.

3. Chem. (of a mixture) composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, as solid ice and liquid water.

[ 1615-25; heterogeneus heterogenés. See HETERO-, GENE, -OUS ]

Syn. 2. varied, diverse.

Ant. 2. homogeneous.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .