"incommensurate" meaning in English

See incommensurate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more incommensurate [comparative], most incommensurate [superlative]
Etymology: in- + commensurate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|commensurate}} in- + commensurate Head templates: {{en-adj}} incommensurate (comparative more incommensurate, superlative most incommensurate)
  1. Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else. Translations (out of proportion with): несъразмерен (nesǎrazmeren) (Bulgarian), несъответстващ (nesǎotvetstvašt) (Bulgarian), yhteismitaton (Finnish), niewspółmierny [masculine] (Polish), nieproporcjonalny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-incommensurate-en-adj-efJIIpkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-

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