ALL meanings of unit
u·nit
U u - noun unit a single thing or person. 1
- noun unit any group of things or persons regarded as an entity: They formed a cohesive unit. 1
- noun 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. 1
- noun unit one of a number of things, organizations, etc., identical or equivalent in function or form: a rental unit; a unit of rolling stock. 1
- noun unit any magnitude regarded as an independent whole; a single, indivisible entity. 1
- noun unit 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. 1
- noun unit the least positive integer; one. 1
- noun unit 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. 1
- noun unit a machine, part, or system of machines having a specified purpose; apparatus: a heating unit. 1
- noun unit Education. a division of instruction centering on a single theme. 1
- noun unit Military. an organized body of soldiers, varying in size and constituting a subdivision of a larger body. 1
- noun unit 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. 1
- noun unit Mathematics. an identity element. an element in a group, ring, etc., that possesses an inverse. 1
- noun unit smallest part 1
- noun unit measurement unit 1
- noun unit item being sold 1
- noun unit apartment 1
- noun unit indivisible 1
- noun unit building: department 1
- countable noun unit If you consider something as a unit, you consider it as a single, complete thing. 0
- countable noun unit A unit is a group of people who work together at a specific job, often in a particular place. 0
- countable noun unit A unit is a group within an armed force or police force, whose members fight or work together or carry out a particular task. 0
- countable noun unit A unit is a small machine which has a particular function, often part of a larger machine. 0
- countable noun unit A unit of measurement is a fixed standard quantity, length, or weight that is used for measuring things. The litre, the centimetre, and the ounce are all units. 0
- countable noun unit A unit is one of the parts that a textbook is divided into. 0
- noun unit a single undivided entity or whole 0
- noun unit any group or individual, esp when regarded as a basic element of a larger whole 0
- noun unit a mechanical part or integrated assembly of parts that performs a subsidiary function 0
- noun unit a complete system, apparatus, or establishment that performs a specific function 0
- noun unit a subdivision of a larger military formation 0
- noun unit 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 0
- noun unit the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect 0
- noun unit a standard measure used in calculating alcohol intake and its effect 0
- noun unit the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit number 0
- noun unit having a value defined as one for the system 0
- noun unit a set having a single member 0
- noun unit a self-propelled railcar 0
- abbreviation UNIT Unitarian 0
- noun unit the smallest whole number; one 0
- noun unit a magnitude or number regarded as an undivided whole 0
- noun unit the number in the position just to the left of the decimal point 0
- noun unit any fixed quantity, amount, distance, measure, etc. used as a standard 0
- noun unit a fixed amount of work used as a basis in awarding scholastic credits, usually determined by the number of hours spent in class 0
- noun unit the amount of a drug, vaccine, serum, or antigen needed to produce a given result, as on a certain animal or on animal tissues 0
- noun unit a single person, group, or thing, esp. as distinguished from others or as part of a whole 0
- noun unit a single, distinct part or object, esp. one used for a specific purpose 0
- noun unit a single residence, as an apartment, that is part of a complex 0
- noun unit an organized body of troops, airplanes, etc. forming a subdivision of a larger body 0
- noun unit A unit is a mechanical part or set of parts that performs a function within a larger system. 0
- noun unit A unit is the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect. 0