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homogeneous | kin |

As an adjective homogeneous

is of the same kind; alike, similar.

As a noun kin is

pain.

homogeneous

English

Alternative forms

* (proscribed)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of the same kind; alike, similar.
  • Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
  • * 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.25:
    • Their citizens were not of homogeneous origin, but were from all parts of Greece.
  • (chemistry) in the same state of matter.
  • (mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
    • The function ''f(x,y)=x2+y2'' is homogeneous of degree 2 because ''f(''?''x,''?''y)=''?''2f(x,y)''.
  • (proscribed)

    • Antonyms

    * heterogeneous

    Related terms

    * homogeneity * homogenise, homogenize

    Derived terms

    * homogeneous mixture * homogeneous broadening * homogeneous catalysis * homogeneous coordinate * homogeneous function * homogeneous ideal * homogeneous number * homogeneous polynomial * homogeneous radiation * homogeneous society * homogeneous space * homogeneous system

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    * * * English words prefixed with homo-

    kin

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) kin, kyn, ken, kun, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Race; family; breed; kind.
  • (collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • You are of kin , and so a friend to their persons.
  • One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
  • Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
  • Kind; sort; manner; way.
    • Derived terms
    * akin * kind * kindred * kinfolk * kinship * kinsman * kinswoman * kith and kin * next of kin
    See also
    * kith * clan
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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to".
    • It turns out my back-fence neighbor is kin to one of my co-workers.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.
    • (Riemann)
  • * 1840 , Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams, The Chinese Repository (page 40)
    • If a musician were going to give a lecture upon the mathematical part of his art, he would find a very elegant substitute for the monochord in the Chinese kin .

    Anagrams

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