uniform

American  

[yoo-nuh-fawrm] / ˈyu nəˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.

   uniform spelling;

   a uniform building code.

2. without variations in detail: a uniform surface.

   uniform output;

   a uniform surface.

3. constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform velocity.

   uniform kindness;

   uniform velocity.

4. constituting part of a uniform.

   to be issued uniform shoes.

5. Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc..

   a uniform bound.

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noun

1. an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.

2. Informal. a uniformed police officer, as opposed to a detective or other member of a police force who does not wear a uniform while on duty.

   The chief wants all available uniforms at the site of the explosion ASAP.

3. a word used in communications to represent the letter U.

verb (used with object)

1. to make uniform or standard.

2. to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.

uniform ¹ British  

/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /

noun

1. a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren

2. a single set of such clothes

3. a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group

4. informal a police officer who wears a uniform

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adjective

1. unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular

   a uniform surface

2. identical; alike or like

   a line of uniform toys

verb

1. to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms

2. to make uniform

Uniform ² British  

/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter u

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Other Word Forms

• nonuniform adjective
• self-uniform noun
• uniformly adverb
• uniformness noun

Etymology

Origin of uniform

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ūnifōrmis (adjective), equivalent to ūni- combining form meaning “one” + -fōrmis “form, shape”; uni-, -form

Example Sentences

They shouldn’t wear plain clothes but uniforms that identify their agency.

From The Wall Street Journal

The recovery path will not be uniform, and leadership — or lack of it — will reveal where confidence is returning first.

From MarketWatch

They are now ubiquitous in our everyday lives, used for example in school uniforms, medication casings and hydrogen production.

From BBC

The equipment managers may have the most difficult job in the Olympic hockey tournament since they must prepare and maintain the sticks, skates, gloves and uniforms for 25 players, some of whom they’ve never met.

From Los Angeles Times

Second-year child nursing student Erin Moore said people on her course had to do additional laundry, because of the uniforms required.

From BBC

Related Words

• attire
• costume
• dress
• garb
• gown
• khaki
• regalia
• robe
• suit