How to pronounce "heterogeneous"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "heterogeneous"

Learn how to break down "heterogeneous" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

het-ero-ge-neous
4 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/hɛ.tə.ɹə.ˈdʒiː.niː.əs/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

HH EH2 T ER0 AH0 JH IY1 N Y AH0 S
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation

Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "heterogeneous"

Adjective

  • Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
    Example: "He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books."
  • Incommensurable because of different kinds.
  • Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
  • Visibly consisting of different components.
  • Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.

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