uniform

[ yoo-nuh-fawrm ]

/ ˈyu nəˌfɔrm /

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adjective

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

without variations in detail: uniform output;a uniform surface.

constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform kindness;uniform velocity.

constituting part of a uniform: to be issued uniform shoes.

Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc.: a uniform bound.

noun

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

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.

a word used in communications to represent the letter U.

verb (used with object)

to make uniform or standard.

to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.

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Origin of uniform

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

OTHER WORDS FROM uniform

u·ni·form·ly, adverbu·ni·form·ness, nounnon·u·ni·form, adjectiveself-u·ni·form, noun

Words nearby uniform

uniflagellate, uniflorous, uniflow engine, unifoliate, unifoliolate, uniform, Uniform Business Rate, Uniform Crime Report, uniformed, uniformitarian, uniformitarianism

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How to use uniform in a sentence

Heated vests will protect your core to keep you safe and warm and can easily coordinate with other work clothes or uniforms.
Best heated vest: Beat the cold weather with the right winter gear|PopSci Commerce Team|February 9, 2021|Popular-Science
Our most senior leaders in uniform, the Generals and Admirals, have to own this problem.
The U.S. Military Needs to Fight Extremism in Its Own Ranks. Here's How|James Stavridis|February 5, 2021|Time
Students’ days will not be uniform, with every school designing its own reopening plan.
After months of planning, protests and false starts, D.C. students and teachers head to classes for first time in nearly a year|Perry Stein, Lauren Lumpkin, Joe Heim, Laura Meckler|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
This includes SR2 uniforms, which can’t exist until “Mass Effect 2” with the new Normandy ship.
Everything we know about ‘Mass Effect: Legendary Edition’: No multiplayer, ‘Mass Effect 1’ changes|Elise Favis|February 2, 2021|Washington Post

As long as it was the same for both you and your opponent, it didn’t matter if this distribution was normal, uniform or even a Laplace distribution.
Can You Guess The Mystery Word?|Zach Wissner-Gross|January 29, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
It denotes the person that puts on the badge, puts on the blue uniform, and goes into the streets to put their life at risk.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A woman in a smart uniform scribbles out tickets for a growing line of tourists eager to take a trip on the old-fashioned train.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Moving on” from the death of a loved one is rarely uniform.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The charismatic bearded revolucionario dressed in a dark olive uniform promised to restore order and hold elections.
Cuba Is A Kleptocracy, Not Communist|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From the height of 700 feet, a lush uniform green obscured the destruction unfolding below him.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He looked strangely out of place in the dusty combat uniform.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
Bacteria, when present in great numbers, give a uniform cloud which cannot be removed by ordinary filtration.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When very fresh, they have a normal appearance, being yellowish discs of uniform size (normal blood).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Dressed in full uniform, amid cries of "Long live our King Joachim," the unfortunate man landed with twenty-six followers.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
But when Lawrence and Harry were a few yards from them one of the sentinels caught the color of Lawrence's uniform.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for uniform (1 of 2)

uniform

/ (ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm) /

noun

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

a single set of such clothes

a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group

informal a police officer who wears a uniform

adjective

unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regulara uniform surface

identical; alike or likea line of uniform toys

verb (tr)

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

to make uniform

Derived forms of uniform

uniformly, adverbuniformness, noun

Word Origin for uniform

C16: from Latin ūniformis, from ūnus one + forma shape

British Dictionary definitions for uniform (2 of 2)

Uniform

/ (ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm) /

noun

communications a code word for the letter u

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