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u·nit (y  n t)n.1. An individual, group, structure, or other entity regarded as an elementary structural or functional constituent of a whole. 2. A group regarded as a distinct entity within a larger group. 3. a. A mechanical part or module. b. An entire apparatus or the equipment that performs a specific function. 4. A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated. 5. Medicine The quantity of a vaccine, serum, drug, or other agent necessary to produce a specific effect. 6. a. A fixed amount of scholastic study used as a basis for calculating academic credits, usually measured in hours of classroom instruction or laboratory work. b. A section of an academic course focusing on a selected theme: a unit on Native Americans. 7. The number immediately to the left of the decimal point in the Arabic numeral system. 8. Mathematics a. The lowest positive whole number; one. b. An element of a ring with a multiplicative inverse.
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unit Noun 1. a single undivided entity or whole 2. a group or individual regarded as a basic element of a larger whole: the clan was the basic unit of Highland society 3. a mechanical part or small device that does a particular job: a waste disposal unit 4. a team of people that performs a specific function, and often also their buildings and equipment: a combat unit 5. a standard amount of a physical quantity, such as length or energy, used to express magnitudes of that quantity: the year as a unit of time 6. Maths the digit or position immediately to the left of the decimal point 7. a piece of furniture designed to be fitted with other similar pieces: bedroom units 8. NZ a self-propelled railcar 9. Austral & NZ short for home unit [from unity]
Unit a group of troops; a special department; a part of a collective whole— Wilkes.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  unit - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"denier - a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings" diopter, dioptre - a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists karat, kt, carat - the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold force unit - a unit of measurement of physical force metric unit, metric - a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric" miles per gallon - the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel million instructions per second, MIPS - (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second" pain unit - a unit measuring the intensity of pain weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" point - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" bit - a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte" electrostatic unit - any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges | | 2. |  unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" | | 3. |  unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"klavern - a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan company - a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company" family, household, menage, home, house - a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" instrumentality - a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement" member - an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations" task force - a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports) den - a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts combination - a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination" crew - the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) outfit - any cohesive unit such as a military company fifth column, Trojan horse - a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" working group, working party - a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks" | | 4. |  unit - a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" one - a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered" | | 5. |  unit - a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"thing - a separate and self-contained entity chemical chain, chain - (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) couple - (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" unit cell - the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal molecule - (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | | 6. |  unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" congener - a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener" assembly - a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together item - a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" |
unit noun 2. section, company, group, force, detail, division, cell, squad, crew, outfit, faction, corps, brigade, regiment, battalion, legion, contingent, squadron, garrison, detachment, platoon
1. Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization. 2. An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force. 3. A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue. 4. With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.
 Translationsunit [ˈjuːnɪt] n → Einheit f; production unit → Produktionsabteilung f; kitchen unit → Küchen-Einbauelement nt
unitn unit [ˈjuːnit]1 a single thing, individual etc within a group The building is divided into twelve different apartments or living units.eenheidوَحْدَه سكنيَّهчастjednotkaenheddie Einheitμονάδα (τεμάχιο ενός συνόλου)unidadüksusواحدyksikköunitéיְחִידָהइकाई, टुकडी़jedinicaegységeiningunità構成単位vienetas, padalavienība; elements; indivīdsuniteenheidenhet, element, avdelingsegmentunidadeelementчасть; блок; секцияjednotkaenotajedinicaenhetหนึ่งหน่วยbirim, ünite單元секція; елементاکائيđơn vị单元 2 an amount or quantity that is used as a standard in a system of measuring or coinage The dollar is the standard unit of currency in America.geldeenheidوَحْدَة نَقْدِيَّهединицаjednotkaenheddie Einheitμονάδα (σε σύστημα μέτρησης)unidadühikمعیار؛ واحدyksikköunitéיְחִידָהइकाईjedinica(mérték)egységeiningunità単位vienetasmērvienībauniteenheidenhetjednostkaunidadeunitateединица измерения;денежная единицаjednotkaenotajedinicaenhetหน่วยวัดbirim, ölçü birimi計量單位одиницяيونٹ، مقدارđơn vị (tiền tệ)计量单位 3 the smallest whole number, 1, or any number between 1 and 9 In the number 23, 2 is a ten, and 3 is a unit.syferوَحْدَةٌ رقميَّهцифраjedničkaenerder Einer(αριθμητική) μονάδαunidadühelineیکانykkönenunitéאֶחָדइकाईjedinična vrijednostegyestala í einingarsætiunità１の位の数vienetas(matem.) viensangka seeenheid, grondgetaltallet én, enhetjednośćunidadeunitateединицаjednotkaenicacifra jedinicaentalเลขหลักหน่วยbir, 1 sayısı最小整數，一，基數одиницяمجموعہsố nguyên nhỏ nhất最小整数，一，基数
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