nonhomogeneity C2+ Topic:Art & Music US /ˌnɑnˌhoʊmədʒəˈniəti/ UK /ˌnɒnˌhɒmədʒɪˈniːɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun lack of uniformity in composition or structure Nonhomogeneity in the alloy caused uneven cooling. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · lack of uniformity in... heterogeneitynonuniformityvariabilityunevennessinconsistency ↔ Opposites homogeneityuniformity Word family Related forms homogeneityhomogeneous Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + homogeneity, from Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Ancient Greek homogenēs ('of the same kind'), from homos ('same') + genos ('kind'). non Latin ὁμός Ancient Greek γένος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Art & Music Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonhomogeneity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnˌhoʊmədʒəˈniəti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnˌhɒmədʒɪˈniːɪti/ ## Meanings 1. lack of uniformity in composition or structure ## Examples - Nonhomogeneity in the alloy caused uneven cooling. ## Synonyms - heterogeneity - nonuniformity - variability - unevenness - inconsistency ## Antonyms - homogeneity - uniformity ## Related Forms - homogeneity - homogeneous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: ὁμός - Root: γένος ## Etymology From non- ('not') + homogeneity, from Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Ancient Greek homogenēs ('of the same kind'), from homos ('same') + genos ('kind'). ## AI Etymology Nonhomogeneity is from non- ('not') + homogeneity, from Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Ancient Greek homogenēs ('of the same kind'), from homos ('same') + genos ('kind'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin), ὁμός (Ancient Greek), and γένος (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers lack of uniformity in composition or structure. The wider family includes related words such as homogeneity and homogeneous. ## Topics - Art & Music - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown