un·e·ven

(ŭn-ē′vən)

adj. un·e·ven·er, un·e·ven·est

a. Not equal, as in size, length, or quality.

b. Having ill-matched opponents: an uneven contest.

2. Not consistent or uniform: an uneven color.

3. Not smooth or level: the uneven surface of a cobblestone road.

4. Not straight or parallel: uneven margins.

5. Of, relating to, or being an odd number.

6. Obsolete Not fair or equitable.

un·e′ven·ly adv.

un·e′ven·ness n.

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Noun	1.	unevenness - the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity variability unregularity, irregularity - not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals rockiness - the quality of abounding in rocks and stones; "due to the rockiness of the land it was quickly dry even after a heavy rain" ruggedness - the quality of being topologically uneven; "the ruggedness of the mountains" jaggedness - something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface patchiness - unevenness in quality or performance waviness - unevenness produced by waves or wrinkles invariability, evenness - a quality of uniformity and lack of variation
	2.	unevenness - the quality of being unbalanced inequality - lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor" evenness - the quality of being balanced

unevenness

noun

Lack of smoothness or regularity:

asymmetry, crookedness, inequality, irregularity, jaggedness, roughness.

Translations

عَدَم إنتِظام، عَدَم إسْتِواء

nestejnost

Unebenheit

desigualdad

inégalité

ójafna; ójöfnuîur

dislivello

неровность

düz/eşit olmayış

崎岖

unevenness

[ˈʌnˈiːvənnɪs] N [of surface] → desigualdad f, irregularidad f; [of breathing] → irregularidad f; (= unfairness) [of distribution] → desigualdad f; [of contest] → lo desigual

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unevenness

n (of surface) → Unebenheit f; (= irregularity, of line) → Ungeradheit f; (of thickness) → Ungleichheit f; (of pulse, breathing, teeth) → Unregelmäßigkeit f; (of voice) → Unsicherheit f; (of pace, rate, colour, distribution) → Ungleichmäßigkeit f; (= inconsistency: of quality) → Unterschiedlichkeit f; (of contest, competition) → Ungleichheit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unevenness

[ʌnˈiːv/ənnɪs] n → irregolarità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

uneven

(anˈiːvn) adjective

1. not even. The road surface here is very uneven.

2. (of work etc) not all of the same quality. His work is very uneven.

unˈevenness noun

unˈevenly adverb

in an uneven or unequal way. The teams are unevenly matched.

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In dealing with an Isosceles, if a rascal pleads that he cannot help stealing because of his unevenness, you reply that for that very reason, because he cannot help being a nuisance to his neighbours, you, the Magistrate, cannot help sentencing him to be consumed -- and there's an end of the matter.

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that too, in spite of a considerable unevenness, is a sign of genius.

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"I have not been working uninterruptedly," he replied, "I have been assisting Miss Fairfax in trying to make her instrument stand steadily, it was not quite firm; an unevenness in the floor, I believe.

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The roughness and unevenness of the ground suggested something of a great mass of debris hidden by the accumulation of centuries of undergrowth.

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and it must be admitted there was no pretension about her; her abruptness and unevenness of manner were plainly the result of her secluded and lowly circumstances.

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From time to time she called together a little strength, and said, in a voice broken by the unevenness of the pavement and the breathlessness of their flight, "Who are you?

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While this phenomenon creates sales unevenness in the short-term, we believe being at the forefront of new technologies benefits us and our prudent customers given the long term horizon over which their decisions are based," said Kenneth Bockhorst, President and CEO of Badger Meter.

Badger Meter reports Q2 adj. EPS 39c, consensus 44c

Then be on the lookout changes in colour, especially a deepening of a brown colour to black, blue or unevenness of colour.

Ask Dr Miriam; DR MIRIAM STOPPARD; Helping to keep you fit and healthy

The methods used to analyze the web weight unevenness are the subsample weight measurement.

Influence of Processing Parameters on Fibers Diameter and Web Evenness of Polypropylene Spunbonding Nonwoven Fabrics in Wide Slot Positive Pressure Drafting Assembly of Spunbonding Process

'The problems that have not been dealt with yet include uneven and non-standardized maternity benefits, problems with the alimony fund, unevenness in the practice of medically assisted reproduction between the entities, discrimination and mobbing in the workplace, violation of the rights of marginalized groups of women, institutional problems of women with disabilities, and the lack of women in the process of constitutional reform," stressed DA3/4ekman.

CURE Foundation hold activist walk in Sarajevo marking International Women's Day

Studying the unevenness of the seabed, the authors of the study concluded that the dome is growing and its potential eruption will be so powerful that it will cause a tsunami capable of reaching even the coasts of China, South and North America.

Scientists have Discovered a Supervolcano