| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In an homonymous manner; so as to have the same name or relation.[Websters]
2. Equivocally; ambiguously.[Websters] 3. In an equivocal manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In an ambiguous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective homonymous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (homonymous) | 1. Of or related to or being homonyms.[Wordnet]. 2. Having the same name or designation; standing in the same relation; -- opposed to heteronymous.[Websters]. 3. Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous.[Websters]. 4. Being ambiguous, equivocal, backhanded, double-barrelled or oracular.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb homonymously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HOMONYMOUSLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HOMONYMOUSLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In an equivocal manner. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: homonymous
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Homonymous diplopia | Medicine | Diplopia in which the image seen by the right eye is to the right of the image seen by the left eye. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Homonymous hemianopia | Geology | Homonymous hemianopia is the loss of the same half (either left or right) of the visual field for both eyes. This is often experienced by those who have suffered strokes. (references) | |
| Homonymous hemianopia | Medicine | Hemianopia involving the nasal half of the visual field of one eye and the temporal half of the visual field of the other eye. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Homonymous points | Medicine | A pair of points, one in each retina, which, when stimulated, give rise to a percept of common visual direction. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: homonymous | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Homonymous hemianopsia | 5 | Homonymous | 2 | |
| Homonymous | 2 | Homonymous hemianopsia | 5 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
