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Etymology

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Formerlyunite, a later form ofunity; seeunity.

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Noun

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unit (pluralunits)

  1. (mathematics)Oneness,singularity, seen as a component of awhole number; a magnitude of one.[from 16th c.]
    • 1570,John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid,Elements of Geometry, Preface:
      Number, we define, to be, a certayne Mathematicall Sũme, ofVnits. [Note the worde, Vnit, to expresse the Greke Monas, & not Vnitie: as we haue all, commonly, till now, vsed.]
  2. (sciences) Astandard measure of aquantity ormagnitude.
    Synonyms:unit of measure,unit of measurement
    The centimetre is aunit of length.
    The pound sterling is aunit of currency.
  3. Thenumberone.
  4. Ellipsis ofinternational unit.
    This pill provides 500units of Vitamin E.
  5. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
    He was a member of a special policeunit.
  6. (education) Acourse,lesson, orsection of acurriculum covering a particulartopic orskill.
    We're starting a newunit on photosynthesis next week.
  7. (military, informal) A member of a military organization.
    The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20units. (i.e., 20 tanks)
  8. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
    We shipped nearly twice as manyunits this month as last month.
  9. (US, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Any piece ofequipment, such as anappliance, power tool,stereo system, computer,tractor, ormachinery.
    This air-conditioner is the most efficientunit we sell.
  10. (retail) A structure used to display goods for sale (usually containing shelves, pegs or hooks)
    Coordinate terms:bay,display,FSDU,gondola,stand
  11. (US, Australia, New Zealand) A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of onehousehold; anapartment 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.
    The new apartment complex will have 50units.
  12. (medicine) A quantity of approximately 517 milliliters (1.1U.S. pints) ofblood.
  13. (US, military) Any militaryelement whosestructure isprescribed by competentauthority, such as atable of organization and equipment; specifically, part of anorganization.[1]
  14. (US, military) An organizationtitle of asubdivision of agroup in atask force.[1]
  15. (US, military) Astandard orbasic quantity into which an item of supply isdivided,issued, ordetailed. In this meaning, also calledunit of issue.[1]
  16. (US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes aSelected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained formobilization to serve onactive duty as a unit or toaugment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.[1]
  17. (algebra) Theidentity element, neutral element.
    • 2005,Serge Lang,Algebra, 3rd edition, Springer,→ISBN,page 3:
      An element 𝑒 of 𝑆 such that 𝑒𝑥 = 𝑥 = 𝑥𝑒 for all 𝑥 ∈ 𝑆 is called aunit element. (When the law of composition is written additively, theunit element is denoted by 0, and is called a zero element.)
  18. (algebra) An element having aninverse, an invertible element; anassociate of theunity.
    Hypernym:regular element
    • 1990, A. I. Kostrikin, I. R. Shafarevich, editors,Algebra I, Springer,→ISBN,page22:
      Let 𝐴 be an arbitrary integral domain. We say that an element 𝑎 ∈ 𝐴 isinvertible or is aunit of 𝐴 if it has an inverse in 𝐴; in ℤ theunits are ±1,[]
  19. (category theory) In anadjunction, anatural transformation from theidentity functor of the domain of the leftadjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint functor.
  20. (geology) A volume ofrock orice of identifiableorigin andage range that is defined by thedistinctive anddominant, easilymapped and recognizablepetrographic,lithologic orpaleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.
    • 2012, Chinle Miller,In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
      For example, the Moenkopi Formation was named for the small settlement of Moenkopi, Arizona where the formation was first defined as being a separateunit from the rocks above and beneath it.
  21. (UK) Aunit of alcohol.
  22. (UK, electricity) Onekilowatt-hour (as recorded on anelectricity meter).
  23. (historical) Agoldcoin of thereign of James I, worth twentyshillings.
  24. Awork unit.
  25. (UK, Australia, slang) A physically large person.
    • 2018 December 11, “Aylesbury goalkeeper, 14, dies after match injury”, inBBC News:
      Luca's father, Americo Campanaro, said: "I feel like my heart has been ripped out."
      Mr Campanaro added: "He was a big lad, a bigunit, that's why he was a goalkeeper, with a big heart to match. A gentle giant."
  26. (US, slang, vulgar) A penis, especially a large one.

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Translations

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standard measure of a quantity
number one
international unitseeinternational unit
organized group comprising people and/or equipment
course or section of a curriculum
member of a military organization
military: military element with prescribed structure
military: subdivision in a task force
military: standard or basic quantity
military: selected reserve unit
algebra: element of a ring
geology: volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin
item which may be sold singly
kilowatt-hour as recorded on an electricity meterseekilowatt-hour
measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household
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Adjective

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unit (notcomparable)

  1. For each unit.
    We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.
  2. (mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.

Translations

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for each unit
mathematical

References

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  1. 1.01.11.21.3Joint Publication 1-02U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).

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Anagrams

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔunit/ [ˈʔu.n̪it]
  • Hyphenation:u‧nit

Noun

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únit (Basahan spellingᜂᜈᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, anatomy)skin;scalp
    Synonyms:kublit,balat

Catalan

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Adjective

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unit (feminineunida,masculine pluralunits,feminine pluralunides)

  1. united

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Participle

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unit (feminineunida,masculine pluralunits,feminine pluralunides)

  1. pastparticiple ofunir

French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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unit

  1. inflection ofunir:
    1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. third-personsingular past historic

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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IndonesianWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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FromEnglishunit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʊnɪt̚]
  • Hyphenation:unit

Noun

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unit (pluralunit-unit)

  1. unit:
    1. (mathematics) oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one
      Synonym:satuan
    2. (sciences) a standard measure of a quantity

Classifier

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unit

  1. Classifier for singularity.

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Latin

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Verb

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ūnit

  1. third-personsingularpresentactiveindicative ofūniō

Occitan

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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unit m (feminine singularunida,masculine pluralunits,feminine pluralunidas)

  1. united

Participle

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unit m (feminineunida,masculine pluralunits,feminine pluralunidas)

  1. pastparticiple ofunir

Further reading

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  • Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber,2008-2025, page712

Romanian

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Etymology

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Past participle ofuni.

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Adjective

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unit m orn (feminine singularunită,masculine pluraluniți,feminine/neuter pluralunite)

  1. united

Declension

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Declension ofunit
singularplural
masculineneuterfemininemasculineneuterfeminine
nominative-
accusative
indefiniteunitunităunițiunite
definiteunitulunitaunițiiunitele
genitive-
dative
indefiniteunituniteunițiunite
definiteunituluiuniteiunițilorunitelor

Verb

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unit (past participle ofuni)

  1. pastparticiple ofuni

Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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unit

  1. (literary)second-personsingularimperfect/conditional ofuno

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofunit
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
unitunchangedunchangedhunit

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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