UNIFORMITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does uniformity mean? 

• UNIFORMITY (noun)
  The noun UNIFORMITY has 2 senses:

1. a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying

2. the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)

  Familiarity information: UNIFORMITY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNIFORMITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition in which everything is regular and unvarying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("uniformity" is a kind of...):

regularity (the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uniformity"):

homogeneity (the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure)

Derivation:

uniform (not differentiated)

uniform (the same throughout in structure or composition)

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

uniformity; uniformness

Hypernyms ("uniformity" is a kind of...):

similarity (the quality of being similar)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uniformity"):

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

consistence; consistency (a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts)

Antonym:

nonuniformity (the quality of being diverse and interesting)

Derivation:

uniform (not differentiated)

uniform (the same throughout in structure or composition)

uniform (evenly spaced)

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

 Context examples 

He found remarkable uniformity, with similar minerals throughout.

(Supervolcanoes like Yellowstone may have been more active in the past, NSF)

The act of coming together and especially moving toward union or uniformity.

(Convergence, NCI Thesaurus)

A distinct region or state for a particular chemical substance at a cellular level taken to have uniformity throughout but differing from other regions or states.

(Compartmental Model Region, NCI Thesaurus)

The new building was not only new, but declared itself to be so; intended only for offices, and enclosed behind by stable-yards, no uniformity of architecture had been thought necessary.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

A description about the firmness, uniformity or make-up of an entity.

(Consistency, NCI Thesaurus)

A quality of directional uniformity in material such that physical properties do not vary in different directions. (from Oilfield glossary).

(Isotropy, NCI Thesaurus)

She saw all the glories of the camp—its tents stretched forth in beauteous uniformity of lines, crowded with the young and the gay, and dazzling with scarlet; and, to complete the view, she saw herself seated beneath a tent, tenderly flirting with at least six officers at once.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Since its inception, it has had as its principal objective the development of internationally acceptable recommendations regarding (1) quantities and units of radiation and radioactivity; (2) procedures suitable for the measurement and application of these quantities in diagnostic radiology, radiation therapy, radiation biology, and industrial operations; and (3) physical data needed in the application of these procedures, the use of which tends to assure uniformity in reporting.

(International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, NCI Thesaurus)