Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inhomogeneity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: in-ho-mo-gene-ity
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being inhomogeneous.

Uncountable

noun

Something that lacks homogeneity.

Countable

noun

A local departure from homogeneity.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Other inhomogeneities in the ensemble of quantum dots are considered to make the optical spectrum of the levels broad."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English homogeneity English inhomogeneity From in- + homogeneity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inhomogeneities (plural)

Questions

What does inhomogeneity mean?: The state of being inhomogeneous.
Where does inhomogeneity come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English homogeneity English inhomogeneity From in- + homogeneity.

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