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unit
[ yoo-nit ]
/ Ėyu nÉŖt /
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noun
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Origin of unit
1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity); perhaps influenced by digit
OTHER WORDS FROM unit
inĀ·terĀ·uĀ·nit, adjectivemulĀ·tiĀ·uĀ·nit, adjectivesubunit, nounsuĀ·perĀ·uĀ·nit, nounWords nearby unit
Other definitions for unit (2 of 2)
Unit.
abbreviation
Unitarian.
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British Dictionary definitions for unit (1 of 2)
unit
/ (ĖjuĖnÉŖt) /
noun
Word Origin for unit
C16: back formation from unity, perhaps on the model of digit
British Dictionary definitions for unit (2 of 2)
Unit.
abbreviation for
Unitarian
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Medical definitions for unit
unit
[ yÅÅā²nÄt ]
n.
An entity regarded as an elementary structural or functional constituent of a whole.
A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated.
The quantity of a serum, drug, or other agent necessary to produce a specific effect.
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