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nonuniformly

nonuniformly

6.9
In a way that is not the same in all parts
  • adverb
  • /ˌnɒnˈjunɪfɔːrmli/
translation icon : de manera no uniforme
  • The temperature in the room varied nonuniformly, with some areas feeling much warmer than others.
  • nonuniformly mixed
  • nonuniformly mixed pollutants

Examples

  • Volatile organic compounds, carbon oxide, and particulate matter are also nonuniformly mixed.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The stresses due to coherency strain can relax nonuniformly by the interaction of the stress field with the existing dislocations in the matrix.

    Academic text (2000)
  • These circumstances are limited to the trading of nonuniformly mixed pollutants.

    Academic text (2000)
  • As previously discussed, part of the reason for this variation is that some pollutants are nonuniformly mixing.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Because most of the emissions trading programs discussed earlier involve nonuniformly mixed pollutants, they may raise potential environmental justice concerns.

    Academic text (2000)
  • As a result of these stipulations, the nonuniformly mixed aspects of SO2 are generally not of great concern.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Another example of the possibilities of a local entropy-generation analysis is offered by the flow in a channel in which the lower wall consists of a nonuniformly heated plate.

    Academic text (1997)
  • However, if the external pressures are applied nonuniformly, tissue distortion leading to localized tissue damage can result.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The paint dries nonuniformly, resulting in a patchy appearance on the wall.

  • As the dough rises, it expands nonuniformly, creating uneven textures in the bread.

Synonyms

inconsistently
vsnonuniformly
3 4.1

In a way that is not the same each time

describes unevenness across space rather than changing patterns
inhomogeneously
vsnonuniformly
  • Specialized
9.2

In a way that is not the same in all parts

means not the same throughout without stressing consistency
heterogeneously
vsnonuniformly
7.7

In a way that has different parts

means not the same throughout but not necessarily about different parts

Antonyms

26 3.7

In the same way across all parts or times

How Uniform

uniformly
26 3.7
evenly
98 1.3
nonuniformly
6.9
irregularly
4 4.2
patchily
6.6

Surface Forms

nonuniformly positive

Morphology

nonuniformly = nonuniform (transparent) = non + uniform + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the clear adjective 'nonuniform' (non- + uniform), yielding 'in a not-uniform way'.

Etymology

The word nonuniformly comes from non- 'not' and uniform 'one form', like a school uniform where everyone wears the same clothes, and -ly makes it tell how something happens. So nonuniformly means 'not the same all over', which is why we say the fertilizer was spread nonuniformly when some parts got more than others.