irregularity
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5.1
- noun
- /ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlærɪti/
:
irregularidad
- The doctor noted an irregularity in the patient's heartbeat during the check-up.
- slight irregularity
- apparent irregularity
- surface irregularities
So we don't want that passion itself producing irregularity and disorder.
- So we don't want that passion itself producing irregularity and disorder.
- We can still have certain irregularities and distortions, he says, despite the fact that they're rendered under favorable circumstances.
- It has been linked to cancer or and radiation over time causes cell irregularity and so it doesn't cause it, it causes your cells to become diseased.
Examples
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In combat theaters, where mail delivery is uncertain, the irregularity of service is among the most common troop complaints.
Academic text (1990) -
Furthermore there is an irregularity in your heartbeat, genetic in all probability.
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The issue of irregularity we're going to explore a little later in the class.
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And I discovered a mathematical irregularity.
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Any irregularities are sure to come out.
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Keep an eye out for irregularities.
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All the tests came out normal, but we found an irregularity in the mammogram.
Fiction book (1996) -
Even the slightest irregularity of the joint surface of the elbow usually causes some loss of function.
Academic text (2003) -
Little is known about the effects of heart irregularities on the flow, Gosman said.
Academic text (2004) -
We were talking about sleep pathologies and irregularities and sleep patterns last time.
Synonyms
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6.5
When two sides are not the same in shape, size, or position
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5.9
An unusual habit, quality, or way of thinking
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5.2
Something that is not normal and can be seen in the body or test results
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8.0
A situation where something does not fit or seem right
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5.1
A state in which something is not level or smooth
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5.8
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
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6.9
How different or rare something is compared with what people expect
A lack of a steady or usual pattern
A lack of sameness or evenness in something
Unpredictable and inconsistent behavior
A state of being different from what is usual or expected
A state of being very different from what is normal
Being different from the usual type or pattern
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
An uneven shape or pattern that is not the same on both sides
How Regular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Irregularity comes from the parts in- 'not' and regular 'steady' or 'following a rule'. So an irregularity is something that is 'not steady' or does not follow a pattern, like an uneven heartbeat or a timetable that keeps changing.