heterogeneous

heterogéneo, diverso

Formado por personas o cosas de distintos tipos.

En inglés sencillo: Made up of people or things that are different from one another.

• The class is a heterogeneous group.
• Her books form a heterogeneous collection.
• The survey included a heterogeneous sample of city residents.

Sinónimos: diverse, mixed, varied

Antónimos: homogeneous

Expresiones frecuentes: heterogeneous group, heterogeneous population, heterogeneous collection

heterogéneo

Que contiene materia en más de una forma física, por ejemplo, un sólido y un líquido juntos.

En inglés sencillo: Containing more than one physical form of matter, such as a solid and a liquid together.

• Ice in water forms a heterogeneous system.
• The gas reacts with a solid in this heterogeneous reaction.
• Heterogeneous catalysis occurs at the surface of the solid catalyst.

Sinónimos: multiphase

Antónimos: homogeneous

Expresiones frecuentes: heterogeneous system, heterogeneous reaction, heterogeneous catalysis

heterogéneo

Que contiene partes diferentes que pueden distinguirse a simple vista.

En inglés sencillo: Containing different parts that can be seen separately.

• Sand and water make a heterogeneous mixture.
• The rock is heterogeneous, with visible grains of different colours.
• You can see separate layers in this heterogeneous material.

Sinónimos: nonuniform, mixed

Antónimos: homogeneous, uniform

Expresiones frecuentes: heterogeneous mixture, heterogeneous material, heterogeneous appearance

inconmensurable, heterogéneo

Tan distinto por su naturaleza que no puede compararse con otra cosa usando la misma medida.

En inglés sencillo: Too different in kind to be compared using the same measure.

• These heterogeneous quantities cannot be directly compared.
• The calculation combines heterogeneous units, such as metres and seconds.
• A single scale cannot fairly compare these heterogeneous values.

Sinónimos: incommensurable

Antónimos: commensurable

Expresiones frecuentes: heterogeneous quantities, heterogeneous units, heterogeneous measures