unit
a single thing or person.
any group of things or persons regarded as an entity: They formed a cohesive unit.
one of the individuals or groups that together constitute a whole; one of the parts or elements into which a whole may be divided or analyzed.
one of a number of things, organizations, etc., identical or equivalent in function or form: a rental unit;a unit of rolling stock.
any magnitude regarded as an independent whole; a single, indivisible entity.
Also called dimension. any specified amount of a quantity, as of length, volume, force, momentum, or time, by comparison with which any other quantity of the same kind is measured or estimated.
the least positive integer; one.
Also called unit's place.
(in a mixed number) the position of the first digit to the left of the decimal point.
(in a whole number) the position of the first digit from the right of the decimal point.
a machine, part, or system of machines having a specified purpose; apparatus: a heating unit.
Education. a division of instruction centering on a single theme.
Military. an organized body of soldiers, varying in size and constituting a subdivision of a larger body.
Medicine/Medical.
the measured amount of a substance necessary to cause a certain effect; a clinical quantity used when a substance cannot be readily isolated in pure form and its activity determined directly.
the amount necessary to cause a specific effect upon a specific animal or upon animal tissues.
Mathematics.
an identity element.
an element in a group, ring, etc., that possesses an inverse.
Origin of unit
1Other words from unit
- in·ter·u·nit, adjective
- mul·ti·u·nit, adjective
- subunit, noun
- su·per·u·nit, noun
Other definitions for Unit. (2 of 2)
Unitarian.
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How to use unit in a sentence
As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYawer says as a matter of policy, the female peshmerga unit is treated the same as the other male units.
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Russian ground forces, including infantry and armor units, are being permanently stationed in key areas.
But Swift is only in her second week of 1989 and already moved a million units, according to Billboard.
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An extra 50,000 men to feed war-trained units already in the field is another, and very different, and very much better thing.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe techs had already started a strip-down, their tools and units across the floor adding to the general confusion.
We're Friends, Now | Henry HasseBut damn it, man, those units cost something like eighty thousand dollars!
We're Friends, Now | Henry HasseTactical use, by the enemy, of the more resilient units of the Landsturm for negotiating Belgian dykes.
The best throw, called the Venus, only happened when each of the upturned surfaces presented different units.
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British Dictionary definitions for unit (1 of 2)
/ (ˈjuːnɪt) /
a single undivided entity or whole
any group or individual, esp when regarded as a basic element of a larger whole
a mechanical part or integrated assembly of parts that performs a subsidiary function: a filter unit
a complete system, apparatus, or establishment that performs a specific function: a production unit
a subdivision of a larger military formation
Also called: unit of measurement A standard amount of a physical quantity, such as length, mass, energy, etc, specified multiples of which are used to express magnitudes of that physical quantity: the second is a unit of time
the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect
a standard measure used in calculating alcohol intake and its effect
maths
(usually plural) the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit number: in the decimal system the number 27 has 7 units and 2 tens
(modifier) having a value defined as one for the system: unit vector
Also called: unit set maths logic a set having a single member
short for home unit
short for stock unit
NZ a self-propelled railcar
Origin of unit
1British Dictionary definitions for Unit. (2 of 2)
Unitarian
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