inhomogeneous

/ -ˌhɒm-; ɪnˌhəʊmədʒɪˈniːɪtɪ; ɪnˌhəʊməˈdʒiːnɪəs; -ˌhɒm- /

adjective

1. not homogeneous or uniform

Derived Forms

• inhomogeneity, noun

Example Sentences

"This enabled us to observe the intrinsic anomalous isotope effect on the optical properties in the 2D material without the interference caused by an inhomogeneous sample."

From Science Daily

This enhancement was attributed to improved optical confinement and heat dissipation, which was facilitated by the two-dimensional center-of-mass confined excitons and localized states arising from the inhomogeneous sheet thickness and the defect states.

From Science Daily

"The very wide spread of iron levels could indicate that the innermost parts of the galaxy are incredibly inhomogeneous, i.e. unmixed. This is something we had not expected and not only says something about how the centre of the galaxy appears, but also how the early universe may have looked," says Brian Thorsbro, researcher in astronomy at Lund University.

From Science Daily

Pritchard, J. R. & Furlanetto, S. 21-cm fluctuations from inhomogeneous X-ray heating before reionization.

From Nature

In the inhomogeneous magnetic field of the analysis trap, the spin state is first initialized and then analysed after each spin-flip attempt in the precision trap. c, Single spin-flip sequence recorded in the analysis trap.

From Nature