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ntity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.

Not capable of being equaled or paralleled. [Obs.] Boyle.

unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding; surpassing; -- in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness. [Written also unequalled.]

In an unequal manner. Unequally pinnate (Bot.), pinnate, but with an odd number of leaflets.

The quality or state of being unequal; inequality; unevenness. Jer. Taylor.

Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.

Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.

Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens.

Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes. Dana.

Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.

Having unequal petals.

Having unequal leaves.

vision of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.

Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.

Of unequal strength.

A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.

Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals.

The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances.

A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the average 10.

Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. Shak.