English Explanatory Dictionary

unit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
  2. A standard measure of a quantity or magnitude.
  3. A basic, self-contained component or module that performs a specific function inside a computer system.
  4. The number one.
  5. Ellipsis of international unit.
  6. An organized group comprising people or equipment.
  7. A course, lesson, or section of a curriculum covering a particular topic or skill.
  8. A member of a military organization.
  9. An item which may be sold singly.
  10. Any piece of equipment, such as an appliance, power tool, stereo system, computer, tractor, or machinery.
  11. A structure used to display goods for sale (usually containing shelves, pegs or hooks)
  12. A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.
adj
  1. For each unit.
  2. Having a size or magnitude of one.

Pronunciation

/ˈjuː.nɪt/ /ˈ(j)ɪu̯.nɪt/ en-us-unit.ogg en-au-unit.ogg

Word forms

unit units

Etymology

Formerly unite, a later form of unity; see unity.

Synonyms

unit of measure unit of measurement unit of issue identity element unity unit element

Derived words

absolute unit accumulated thermal unit allocation unit Amagat unit angstrom unit animal unit API unit application protocol data unit arbitrary unit arithmetic logic unit ALU astronaut maneuvering unit astronaut propulsion unit astronomical unit atomic mass unit auxiliary power unit bargaining unit base unit battery electric multiple unit biounit blocking unit Bodansky unit bomb disposal unit bread unit British thermal unit Bubnoff unit B-unit B unit burn unit business unit cab unit car equivalent unit Carnegie unit cat unit central processing unit CPU code unit colony-forming unit concrete masonry unit construction unit consumer unit control unit counit cowl unit customary unit cyberunit Debye unit derived unit detoxification unit diesel multiple unit Dirichlet's unit theorem DI unit Dobson unit drive unit effects unit electric multiple unit electromagnetic unit excavation unit exclusion unit execution unit
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