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inhomogeneous

inhomogeneous adjective: not homogeneous.

Adjective

inhomogeneous (comparative more inhomogeneous, superlative most inhomogeneous)

  1. 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, →DOI

Synonyms of inhomogeneous

Forms of inhomogeneous

comparativemore inhomogeneous
superlativemost inhomogeneous

Origin of inhomogeneous

From in- + homogeneous.

Words formed from inhomogeneous

Questions about inhomogeneous

What does inhomogeneous mean?
Inhomogeneous means not homogeneous.
What part of speech is inhomogeneous?
Inhomogeneous is an adjective.

Words near inhomogeneous in the dictionary

  1. inholding
  2. inholdings
  3. inholds
  4. inhomogeneities
  5. inhomogeneity
  6. inhomogeneous
  7. inhomogeneously
  8. inhomogenous
  9. inhomogenously
  10. inhoop
  11. inhooped

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