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nonuniform

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not uniform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uniform

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a flow, not having the same instantaneous velocity at all points.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: fluid-dynamics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a polymer, composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not homogeneous

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inhomogeneous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From non- + uniform.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: epäyhtenäinen — not uniform
  • Finnish: epäyhdenmukainen — not uniform
  • Polish: niejednostajny — not uniform
  • Finnish: epäyhtenäinen — of flow: not having same velocity all over