n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )in- ˌ h ō -m ə -j ə - ' n ē - ə -t ē , - ' n ā - also ÷- ' n ī -; esp Brit - ˌ hä-m ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Date: 1899
1 : the condition or an instance of not being homogeneous
2 : a part that is not homogeneous with the larger uniform mass in which it occurs especially : a localized collection of matter in the universe
– in · ho · mo · ge · neous \ - ' j ē -n ē - ə s, -ny ə s \ adjective