homogeneous

Intermediatezipf 3.22

Pronunciation

/ˌhɒməˈdʒiːniəs/(hom-uh-JEE-nee-us)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

同质的;均匀的;由相同成分组成的

Definition

Consisting of parts or elements that are all the same kind; uniform in structure or composition.

Word family

  • homogeneity/ˌhɒmədʒɪˈniːɪti/(n)同质性
  • homogenize/həˈmɒdʒɪnaɪz/(v)使均匀

Collocations

  • homogeneous group
  • homogeneous mixture
  • culturally homogeneous
  • homogeneous society
  • relatively homogeneous

Examples

  1. 1.Japan is often described as a relatively homogeneous society in terms of ethnicity and culture. (uniform)
  2. 2.A homogeneous mixture looks the same throughout — you can't see the individual components. (chemistry)

Synonyms

  • uniform/ˈjuːnɪfɔːrm/the same throughout
  • consistent/kənˈsɪstənt/unchanging
  • identical/aɪˈdɛntɪkl/exactly the same

Etymology

from Greek "homogenes" — "homos" (same) + "genos" (kind, race)