heterogeneous

Signification (Anglais)

1. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
2. Incommensurable because of different kinds.
3. Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
4. Visibly consisting of different components.
5. Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.

Concepts

hétérogène

hétéroclite

variée

Synonymes

mixed

miscellaneous

motley

heterogenous

eclectic

different

various

nonhomogeneous

nonhomogenous

multiphase

patchy

polyphase

promiscuous

spotty

unequaled

unmatched

variegated

polyphasic

not uniform

dissimilar

diverse

diversified

great and small

heterogenetic

incongruous

manifold

multifarious

Traductions

heterogen

heterogéneo

eterogeneo

heterogêneo

heterogeen

heterogeni

heterogênea

heterogene

heterojen

ετερογενής

verschiedenartig

ayrı cinsten

heterogéneo

ανομοιογενής

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.