Definition of Inhomogeneity

1. Noun. The quality of being inhomogeneous.

Generic synonyms: Irregularity, Unregularity

Definition of Inhomogeneity

1. Noun. The state of being inhomogeneous ¹

2. Noun. Something that lacks homogeneity ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inhomogeneity

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inhomogeneity

inhibitory junction potential
inhibitory nerve
inhibitory postsynaptic potential
inhibitory synapse
inhibits
inhive
inhived
inhives
inhiving
inhold
inholder
inholders
inholding
inholdings
inhomogeneities
inhomogeneity (current term)
inhomogeneous
inhomogeneously
inhomogenous
inhoop
inhooped
inhooping
inhoops
inhospitable
inhospitableness
inhospitably
inhospitalities
inhospitality
inhouse
inhuman

Literary usage of Inhomogeneity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Measurement of High Temperatures by George Kimball Burgess, Henri Le Chatelier (1912)
"The most troublesome source of inhomogeneity, however, ... Excessive local heating will also cause inhomogeneity to develop, especially in the alloy wire, ..."

2. High-temperature Measurements by Henri Le Chatelier, Octave Boudouard (1912)
"The most troublesome source of inhomogeneity, however, ... Excessive local heating will also cause inhomogeneity to develop, especially in the alloy wire, ..."

3. Selected Proceedings of the Symposium on Inference for Stochastic Processes by Ishwar V. Basawa, C. C. Heyde, Robert Lee Taylor (2001)
"3.2 Introducing inhomogeneity Throughout this section, X is a homogeneous ... Below, we describe three ways of introducing inhomogeneity into the model. ..."

4. Joint Meeting on Multicomponent Polymers and Polyelectrolytes edited by Eric J. Amis (1998)
"[: 2] Though the spatial inhomogeneity in neutral polymer gels usually increases with cross-link density (CD), an opposite tendency, which means that the ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"The thermoelement, in itself, has only two sources of error: defective insulation, and inhomogeneity of the wires composing it. Of these, inhomogeneity is ..."

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