January 5, 2012, 12:05 am uniformity •\ˌyü-nə-ˈfȯr-mə-tē\• noun 1. the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) 2. a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying The word uniformity has appeared in 73 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Nov. 6 in the article "Rockettes, Rebooted for a New Era" by Gia Kourlas: In their famous kick line, dancers engage in what is known as linking up - the technique of fastening their arms from behind - and raise their legs to their eyelashes. It remains the cornerstone of most Rockette numbers. And not to fear: There are still plenty of kick lines in the show. Today that sort of choreographic uniformity, where ravishing and military meet, is something of a lost art. Such symmetry can be found in Busby Berkeley's swirling arrangements of dancers or even in the geometric patterns of marching bands. At Radio City it's sumptuously preserved in "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" - a Markert classic from 1933 that remains in the show - as well as in newer dances by Ms. Haberman like "Let Christmas Shine." Learn more about the word "uniformity" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary.com dictionary.