different between heterogeneous vs exotic

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (heterogen?s, “of different kinds”), from ?????? (héteros, “other, another, different”) + ????? (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h?.t?.??.?d?i?.ni?.?s/, /h?.t?.??o.d??.n?s/, /?h?t.??.d?i?.n?s/, /?h?t.???.d?i?.n?s/

Adjective

heterogeneous (comparative more heterogeneous, superlative most heterogeneous)

1. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
   • 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 6:

     With a vague curiosity I began to trace the outline of some of the heterogeneous impressions, trying meanwhile to curb the flights of macabre fancy which the place and its memories suggested.

2. (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
3. (physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
4. (chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
5. (computing) 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.

Synonyms

• (composed of diverse parts): diverse, manifold; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

Antonyms

• homogeneous

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• heterogeneous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• heterogeneous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• heterogeneous at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French exotique, from Latin ex?ticus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (ex?tikós, “foreign”, literally “from the outside”), from ???- (ex?-, “outside”), from ?? (ex, “out of”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???z?t?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???z?t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

exotic (comparative more exotic, superlative most exotic)

1. Foreign, especially in an exciting way.

   • Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador.
2. Non-native to the ecosystem.
3. (finance) Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.

Derived terms

Related terms

• exotica

Translations

Noun

exotic (plural exotics)

1. (biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.
   • c.1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys

     There were a few exotics among them — some South American boys, sons of Argentine beef barons, one or two Russians, and even a Siamese prince, or someone who was described as a prince.

2. An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.
3. (physics) Any exotic particle.

Derived terms

• invasive exotic

Translations

Further reading

• Exotic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Exotic in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• coxite, excito-

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ex?ticus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

exotic m (feminine singular exotica, masculine plural exotics, feminine plural exoticas)

1. exotic

Romanian

Etymology

From French exotique, from Latin exoticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e??zo.tik/

Adjective

exotic m or n (feminine singular exotic?, masculine plural exotici, feminine and neuter plural exotice)

1. exotic

Declension