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unit

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[yoo-nit]

noun

  1. a single thing or person.

  2. any group of things or persons regarded as an entity.

    They formed a cohesive unit.

  3. 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.

  4. one of a number of things, organizations, etc., identical or equivalent in function or form.

    a rental unit;

    a unit of rolling stock.

  5. any magnitude regarded as an independent whole; a single, indivisible entity.

  6. 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.

  7. the least positive integer; one.

  8. Also called unit's place.

    1. (in a mixed number) the position of the first digit to the left of the decimal point.

    2. (in a whole number) the position of the first digit from the right of the decimal point.

  9. a machine, part, or system of machines having a specified purpose; apparatus.

    a heating unit.

  10. Education.a division of instruction centering on a single theme.

  11. Military.an organized body of soldiers, varying in size and constituting a subdivision of a larger body.

  12. Medicine/Medical.

    1. 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.

    2. the amount necessary to cause a specific effect upon a specific animal or upon animal tissues.

  13. Mathematics.

    1. an identity element.

    2. an element in a group, ring, etc., that possesses an inverse.



Unit.

2

abbreviation

  1. Unitarian.

unit

1

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. a single undivided entity or whole

  2. any group or individual, esp when regarded as a basic element of a larger whole

  3. a mechanical part or integrated assembly of parts that performs a subsidiary function

    a filter unit

  4. a complete system, apparatus, or establishment that performs a specific function

    a production unit

  5. a subdivision of a larger military formation

  6. Also called: unit of measurement.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

    the second is a unit of time

  7. the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect

  8. a standard measure used in calculating alcohol intake and its effect

  9. maths

    1. (usually plural) the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit number

      in the decimal system the number 27 has 7 units and 2 tens

    2. (modifier) having a value defined as one for the system

      unit vector

  10. Also called: unit set.maths logic a set having a single member

  11. short for home unit

  12. short for stock unit

  13. a self-propelled railcar

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Unit.

2

abbreviation

  1. Unitarian

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • interunit adjective
  • multiunit adjective
  • subunit noun
  • superunit noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unit1

Coined in 1570 by John Dee ( def. ) as a translation of Greek óԲ (previously rendered as unity ); perhaps influenced by digit
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unit1

C16: back formation from unity , perhaps on the model of digit
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Adding to the unprecedented nature of the event, three members of Kurashov's own unit had agreed to testify against him.

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She said: "You can't cut down on that. I think the fairer way would be to put a little bit more on the units that you use."

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Thames Valley Police said its serious collision investigation unit was investigating the crash and confirmed no arrests had been made.

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He was in the medical unit from then until March 2025 when he finally wound up in Kelly’s unit, the court document said.

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The company has told Section 8 voucher holders that there are no units available when others are being rented to applicants without vouchers, the complaint said.

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