HOMOGENEOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does homogeneous mean? 

• HOMOGENEOUS (adjective)
  The adjective HOMOGENEOUS has 1 sense:

1. all of the same or similar kind or nature

  Familiarity information: HOMOGENEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMOGENEOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

All of the same or similar kind or nature

Synonyms:

homogeneous; homogenous

Context example:

a close-knit homogeneous group

Similar:

consistent; uniform (the same throughout in structure or composition)

solid (of one substance or character throughout)

self-colored; self-coloured; solid (of the same color throughout)

homogenised; homogenized (made homogeneous)

Also:

undiversified (not diversified)

uniform; unvarying (always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences)

same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)

Antonym:

heterogeneous (consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature)

Derivation:

homogeneity; homogeneousness (the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature)

homogeny ((biology) similarity because of common evolution)

 Context examples 

A defined quantity of manufactured material or product produced in a single manufacturing process or series of process steps so that it reasonably is expected to be homogeneous.

(Lot, NCI Thesaurus)

This system places the electrodes closer to the heart to achieve better orthogonality and a homogeneous lead field.

(Lead Placement McFee-Parungao, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid, homogeneous, inorganic substance occurring in nature and having a definite chemical composition.

(Mineral, NCI Thesaurus)

Mixing of miscible liquids to form a homogeneous solution.

(Miscible Liquids Mixing, NCI Thesaurus)

The neoplastic cells have rounded homogeneous nuclei and, on paraffin sections, a swollen, clear cytoplasm ('honeycomb' appearance).

(Oligodendroglioma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)

A tumor component characterized by the presence of a diffuse, homogeneous population of tumor cells (oligodendroglial cells) with round nuclei and clear cytoplasm.

(Oligodendroglial Component Present, NCI Thesaurus)

A description of homogeneous fibroglandular elements seen in a tissue composition image obtained by sonography.

(Homogeneous Fibroglandular Echotexture, NCI Thesaurus)

Method limitations: insufficient drug delivery to peripheral lung regions, the inability to quantify the actually administered dose, and non-homogeneous distribution.

(Intrapulmonary Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

A description of homogeneous fat lobules seen in a tissue composition image obtained by sonography.

(Homogeneous Fat Echotexture, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of animals homogeneous in appearance and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species.

(Breed, NCI Thesaurus)