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unit /ˈjuːnɪt /noun1An individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole: large areas of land made up of smaller units the sentence as a unit of grammar the family unit...- Together, these people form the components of a single unit.
- There was another member to our family unit but he decided he preferred the pub and his single life than spending time with his family.
- Sri Lankan Americans live in single family units without relatives, although relatives may migrate to the same community.
Synonyms component, part, section, element, constituent, subdivision, portion, segment, module, item, member, ingredient, factor, feature, piece, fragment; entity, whole, discrete item 1.1A self-contained section in a building or group of buildings: one- and two-bedroom units...- He reports that the historically designated building will house units from 1,450 square feet to a massive 3,449 square feet over its five floors.
- The junk of scaffolding at the bottom of the photo is actually the theatre itself - it's actually a self-contained unit within the building.
- The scheme will also have offices, industrial units, shops, bars and restaurants.
1.2A department of an institution with a specific function: the intensive-care unit...- Specifically excluded from this study were specimens obtained from intensive care units and emergency departments.
- If several people in a unit or department want flexible schedules, it may not be feasible to accommodate all of them.
- He said the new head of homicide is one of the best qualified officers of color in the department to run the unit.
1.3A subdivision of a larger military grouping: he returned to Germany with his unit...- A legion was a military unit of the Roman army made up of infantry and supporting cavalry numbering three to six thousand men.
- The initiative places reporters alongside military units on the front lines.
- The Red Army used infantry and cavalry units to move more resolutely and to a deeper depth.
Synonyms detachment, contingent, outfit, section, division, company, squadron, corps, regiment, brigade, platoon, battalion, force, garrison, legion, formation, crew, squad, detail; cell, faction 1.4A self-contained part of an educational course: students take three compulsory core units...- Those who complete the online course will receive 0.2 continuing education units.
- Ganma entails more than including compulsory units of Aboriginal studies into the existing curriculum.
- Continuing education units are available for many of the classes.
1.5A single manufactured item: [as modifier]: unit cost...- Rising car sales spread those high costs over more units, but battery manufacturing capacity is still constrained.
- Relying too much on markets for either input supplies or sales outlets places the low unit cost of production that comes with economies of scale at risk.
- This was designed to cut the high unit cost of producing milk during the four off season months when production is about one tenth of the peak summer volume.
1.6British The smallest measure of investment in a unit trust.Another alternative would be to invest in a unit or investment trust that specialise in property....- However, if you're interested in investing in the stock market, you may be keen to use a unit / investment trust company that you know.
- The management company sells the units to the investors.
2A device that has a specified function, especially one forming part of a complex mechanism: the gearbox and transmission unit...- The reason is that mechanical traction units are effective in nuclear disc lesions, and recurrence of pain after back surgery.
- As the DSG gearbox is a mechanical unit, not a fuel sapping automatic type, fuel consumption is not adversely affected.
- Meanwhile, dairies that employ mechanical refrigeration units can take note of recent advancements in those systems as well.
2.1A piece of furniture or equipment for fitting with others like it or made of complementary parts: a sink unit...- It stocks all manner of furniture, from dressing tables and desks to entertainment units and bed bases.
- The kitchen is fitted with maple units and display cabinets as well as a breakfast bar, while an adjoining conservatory area has a pitched glass ceiling and another set of patio doors.
- Showers will have screens instead of curtains, there will be heated towel rails and versatile drawers, shelves, cupboards and desk units.
2.2US A police car: he eased into his unit and flicked the siren on 3A quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed: a unit of measurement fifty units of electricity...- The 42-gallon barrel is still a standard unit of measurement in the oil industry, though.
- The mean difference is expressed in terms of standard deviation units.
- This is the antilog in terms of the original unit of measurement that defines the 50th percentile.
Synonyms quantity, measure, measurement, denomination, value 4.1 ( units) The digit before the decimal point in decimal notation, representing an integer less than ten.In words, what we want is to chop off the units digit, multiply it by something suitable, then either add it to or subtract it from our truncated number....- The Romans represented units, tens, hundreds, and thousands as separate items in their numbers.
- When writing an integer in decimal we use, essentially, a units column, a tens column, a hundreds column, a thousands column, and so on.
Origin Late 16th century (as a mathematical term): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit. |