Meanings
comparative more inhomogeneous · superlative most inhomogeneous
- Not homogeneous.
This phenomenon has been observed in earlier studies and could be related to intrascanner variation, sampling differences in the region of interest of an inhomogeneous nodule or beam-hardening artifact.
2016 April 2, “Can Spectral CT Imaging Improve the Differentiation between Malignant and Benign Solitary Pulmonary Nodules?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: heterogeneous, nonhomogeneous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot homogeneous.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot homogeneous
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishhomogeneous
- Englishinhomogeneous
From in- + homogeneous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French inhomogène
- inhomogènenot homogeneous
Hungarian inhomogén
- inhomogénnot homogeneous
Polish niejednorodny
- niejednorodnynot homogeneous
Russian неодноро́дный
- неодноро́дный (neodnoródnyj)not homogeneous
Ukrainian неоднорі́дний
- неоднорі́дний (neodnorídnyj)not homogeneous
Cite this entry
inhomogeneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhomogeneous
“inhomogeneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhomogeneous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inhomogeneous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhomogeneous.
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