Uneven

/ʌnˈiːvən/ adjective

Definition

Not level, equal, or uniform; having an irregular surface or distribution.

Etymology

From Old English 'un-' (not) + 'efen' (even, level), itself from Germanic roots meaning 'smooth' or 'level.' The prefix 'un-' is one of the oldest negation tools in English.

Kelly Says

In mathematics and physics, uneven distributions are actually the default state of the universe—perfect uniformity is nearly impossible, which is why entropy and chaos theory became so important to science.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ አይነት (en-de-ay-net)
en-de-ay-net
ARالعربية
غير متساوٍ (ghair mutawasawun)
ghair moo-ta-wa-saw-oon
BNবাংলা
সমতাহীন (samatāhīn)
sa-ma-ta-heen
CACatalà
irregular
ir-re-gu-lar
CSČeština
nepravidelný
ne-pra-vi-del-ny
DADansk
ulig
oo-lig
DEDeutsch
uneben
u-neh-ben
ELΕλληνικά
ανεπίπεδο (anepípedo)
an-e-pee-peh-doh
ESEspañol
irregular
ir-re-gú-lar
FAفارسی
نواقص (nawaqes)
na-wa-qes
FISuomi
epätasainen
e-pa-ta-sai-nen
FRFrançais
inégale
in-e-gahl
GUGU
સમાન નહિંતુ (samaan nahiintu)
sa-maan na-hi-in-tu
HAHA
baƙo
ba-ko
HEעברית
אי-הוגן (e-hogen)
e-ho-gen
HIहिन्दी
असमान (asamaan)
as-ma-an
HUMagyar
egyenetlen
e-gy-e-net-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak rata
tidak ra-ta
IGIG
akpụrụ
ak-pu-ru
ITItaliano
irregolare
ir-re-go-la-re
JA日本語
不均等 (fujū-dō)
foo-joo-doh
KKKK
сәйкестіксіз (saykestiksiz)
sa-y-kes-ti-k-siz
KMKM
មិនស្មើ (min smeu)
min smeu
KO한국어
불균일 (bulgyunil)
bul-gyoon-il
MRMR
असमान (asamaan)
as-ma-an
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak rata
tidak ra-ta
MYမြန်မာ
တူညီမယ့် (tu-nyee-myet)
tu-nyee-myet
NLNederlands
ongelijk
on-ge-lijk
NONorsk
ujemnt
oo-jemnt
PAPA
ਅਸમા (asama)
as-a-ma
PLPolski
niezrównany
n-ie-z-ro-u-n-an-y
PTPortuguês
irregular
ir-re-gu-lar
RORomână
neregulat
ne-re-gu-lat
RUРусский
неровный (nerovnyy)
ne-ro-v-nyy
SVSvenska
ojämnt
oy-jemnt
SWKiswahili
sifa
si-fa
TAதமிழ்
சமமற்ற (samamratta)
sa-ma-mrat-ta
TEతెలుగు
సమానం లేని (samānam lēni)
sa-ma-nam le-ni
THไทย
ไม่สม่ำเสมอ (mai som-mao-seo)
mai som-mao-seo
TLTL
di-di-ri-ng
di-di-ri-ng
TRTürkçe
düzensiz
dü-zen-siz
UKУкраїнська
нерівний (nerivnyy)
ne-riv-nyy
URاردو
نہ برابر (na ba-rabar)
na ba-ra-bar
VITiếng Việt
không đều
khong deu
YOYO
kò sí ìtọ̀
ko si ito
ZH中文
不平 (bù píng)
boo ping
ZUZU
alungile
a-lu-ngi-le

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