non-uniform
adjective
(alsononuniform)uk/ˌnɒnˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/us/ˌnɑːnˈjuː.nə.fɔːrm/non-uniformadjective(NOT SAME)
not the same in allpartsorareas:
Thematerialwasinspectedandfoundto be of non-uniformthickness.
Thetemperaturedistributionwithin thecontaineris non-uniform.
Unfortunately ID wasrequestedandcheckedin a nonuniformfashionat thedoors.
- A non-uniformratehas to beappliedinorderto take intoaccountthe differentcontexts.
- Theinkdepositswere non-uniform indepth.
- Thedecisionto use a nonuniformnamingconventionfor thefilesledtohugeconfusion.
- Although itappearsto beconsistent, thebuildingis infactmade up ofmodulesof a non-uniformshapeandsize.
Different and difference
- altered
- alternative
- anomalous
- another
- anything
- dissimilar
- dissimilitude
- distinct
- distinction
- distinctive
- non-typical
- non-uniformity
- nonequivalence
- nonequivalent
- nonhomogeneous
- variation
- varied
- various
- various and sundryidiom
- which is whichidiom
non-uniformadjective(NOT WEARING UNIFORM)
[only before noun]
notpartof auniform(= aparticularset ofclothesthat have to bewornbymembersof the sameorganizationorgroupofpeople):
She was givendetentionforwearinga non-uniformskirt.
A non-uniformdayis one when you do not need towearyouruniform(= aparticularset ofclothesthat have to bewornbymembersof the sameorganizationorgroupofpeople):
Fridaysare non-uniformdaysso we canwearwhatever we like toschool.
non-uniform
noun[U]
UK(alsononuniform)uk/ˌnɒnˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/us/ˌnɑːnˈjuː.nə.fɔːrm/UK
clothesthat are not the same as those that usually have to bewornbymembersof the sameorganizationorgroupofpeople:
Thesoldiersweredisciplinedforwearingnon-uniform.
Thedebateaboutuniformor non-uniform hasdivertedattentionfrom thebiggerissues.