INHOMOGENEITY


Meaning of INHOMOGENEITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)in-ˌhō-mə-jə-ˈnē-ə-tē, -ˈnā- also ]

÷-ˈnī-; especially Brit -ˌhä-mə- noun

( 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 -ˈjē-nē-əs, -nyəs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.