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- Dictionaryhomogeneous/ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːnɪəs/
adjective
- 1. of the same kind; alike: "if all jobs and workers were homogeneous" Similar Opposite
- 2. denoting a process involving substances in the same phase (solid, liquid, or gaseous): "homogeneous catalysis"
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Something that is homogeneous is uniform in nature or character throughout. Homogeneous can also be used to describe multiple things that are all essentially alike or of the same kind. In the context of chemistry, homogeneous is used to describe a mixture that is uniform in structure or composition. The verb homogenize means to make something ...
HOMOGENEOUS definition: 1. consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type: 2…. Learn more.
1. : of the same or a similar kind or nature. 2. : of uniform structure or composition throughout. a culturally homogeneous neighborhood. 3. : having the property that if each variable is replaced by a constant times that variable the constant can be factored out : having each term of the same degree if all variables are considered.
HOMOGENEOUS meaning: 1. consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type: 2…. Learn more.
homogeneous. (hɒmədʒiːniəs , hoʊ- ) also homogenous. adjective. Homogeneous is used to describe a group or thing which has members or parts that are all the same. [formal] The unemployed are not a homogeneous group. The country is ethnically relatively homogeneous. Synonyms: uniform, similar, consistent, identical More Synonyms of homogeneous.
adjective. uk / həˈmɒdʒ.ɪn.əs / us / həˈmɑːdʒ.ɪn.əs / Add to word list. another spelling of homogeneous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Similar and the same. adjacent. affinity. akin. alike. allied. ballpark. be no better than (a) something idiom. congruent. ditto. equivalence. equivalency. equivalent of something.
If a group of things are homogeneous, they're all the same or similar, like a room full of identically dressed Elvis impersonators. The adjective homogeneous comes from the Greek homogenes, meaning “of the same kind.”
adj. 1. Consisting of parts that are the same; uniform in structure or composition: "a tight-knit, homogeneous society" (James Fallows). 2. Of the same or similar nature or kind: "Professional archivists ... developed more or less homogeneous conservation practices" (David Howard). 3.
Homogenous describes things that are all of the similar kind. If you have a homogenous group of friends, you probably wear the same outfits, talk the same way, live in the same kind of neighborhood, and like the same music. Boring. Homogenous comes from the Greek for "same kind."
The first records of the word homogenous come from around 1870. It comes from the Greek homo-, meaning “same,” and génos, meaning “kind.”. In every context in which it’s used, homogenous is used to describe things that are essentially alike or uniform throughout—without any or much variation.
