unevenness

Examples

• All

• A slight unevenness in the heating would cause deep fissures in the surface.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Of interest also is how the Internet reflects disparities in development and global power imbalances in the unevenness of access.

  Academic text (1997)

• Despite the unevenness of media reaction to the report, abundant word did get out.

  Academic text (2006)

• The future development of the growth-with-equity model might be characterized by a similar unevenness among countries.

  Academic text (2000)

• In schoolwork and adult employment, these individuals are characterized by unevenness or breaks in the work patterns.

  Academic text (2006)

• The problem is not the paucity of research on immigrant women, but the unevenness of its reception.

  Academic text (1991)

• Considerable unevenness remains across agencies in terms of special admissions criteria for high-tech patients.

  Academic text (1995)

• Prior to the 1930s, the NPS had been faulted for its "unevenness" in representing cultural heritages.

  Academic text (2009)

• The gardener noticed some unevenness in the soil, making it difficult for plants to grow properly.

• The artist intentionally left some unevenness in the brush strokes to create a unique texture in the painting.

Synonyms

I

imbalance

vsunevenness

82 4.2

When different parts are not equal in amount or power

describes lack of level smooth surface or uniformity rather than part proportions

V

variability

vsunevenness

35 5.7

The amount that something changes over time or between things

refers to a steady lack of level smoothness or uniformity rather than change

I

irregularity

vsunevenness

17 5.1

A lack of regular pattern or evenness

focuses on lack of level or smooth surface rather than pattern

R

roughness

vsunevenness

4 3.4

The way a surface feels when it is not smooth

refers more broadly to lack of level or regularity not only surface

C

coarseness

vsunevenness

1 4.1

A rough texture that is not smooth

focuses on lack of level or regular form rather than coarse texture

P

patchiness

vsunevenness

1 7.1

Uneven quality or performance across different parts

focuses on physical or spatial lack of level or smoothness rather than quality

R

raggedness

vsunevenness

1 6.2

An uneven, rough surface or edge you can feel

describes general lack of level or smooth surface rather than only edges

G

geometrical irregularity

vsunevenness

• Specialized

1 8.1

An uneven shape or pattern that is not the same on both sides

is a broader term for lack of level or smoothness beyond geometry

D

dissymmetry

vsunevenness

1 9.2

A situation where two or more parts are not the same

applies to general lack of level or regularity rather than part proportions

N

nonhomogeneity

vsunevenness

9.9

Different parts of something that are not the same throughout

emphasizes general lack of level or smoothness rather than internal mixture

B

bumpity

vsunevenness

• Informal

9.1

A rough, uneven surface that makes travel feel jumpy

means general lack of level or smoothness rather than focused bumps

Antonyms

U

uniformity

• Specialized

17 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

S

smoothness

5 1.9

An even surface without rough parts

E

evenness

1 3.9

How smooth and the same something is across a surface or over time

How Even

evenness

1 3.9

smoothness

5 1.9

unevenness

1 5.1

bumpiness

1 4.6

roughness

4 3.4

irregularity

17 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology