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[yoo-nuh-fawrm] 
u⋅ni⋅form
[yoo-nuh-fawrm] 
nəˌfɔrm –adjective
–noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code. |
| 2. | without variations in detail: uniform output; a uniform surface. |
| 3. | constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform kindness; uniform velocity. |
| 4. | constituting part of a uniform: to be issued uniform shoes. |
| 5. | Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc.: a uniform bound. |
| 6. | an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank. |
| 7. | a word used in communications to represent the letter U. |
| 8. | to make uniform or standard. |
| 9. | to clothe in or furnish with a uniform. |
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| u·ni·form
(yōō'nə-fôrm') Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin ūnifōrmis : ūni-, uni- + fōrma, shape.] u'ni·for'mi·ty, u'ni·form'ness n., u'ni·form'ly adv. |
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uniform (adj.)
uniform (adj.)
1540, "of one form," from M.Fr. uniforme (14c.), from L. uniformis "having one form," from uni- "one" (see uni-) + forma "form" (see form). The noun meaning "distinctive clothes worn by one group" is first attested 1748, from Fr. uniforme.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| uniform | |
adjective | |
| 1. | always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; "a street of uniform tall white buildings" [ant: multiform] |
| 2. | the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" [syn: consistent] |
| 3. | not differentiated [syn: undifferentiated] [ant: differentiated] |
| 4. | evenly spaced; "at regular (or uniform) intervals" |
noun | |
| 1. | clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification |
verb | |
| 1. | provide with uniforms; "The guards were uniformed" |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: uni·form
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or based on a uniform act
Main Entry: uni·form
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or based on a uniform act
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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UNIFORM
An intermediate language developed for reverse engineering both COBOL and Fortran.
["The REDO Compendium", H. van Zuylen ed, Wiley 1993].
(1994-12-06)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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U"ni*form\, a. [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from: cf. F. uniforme.]1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics has been uniform from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of uniform clay. --Whewell. 2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant. The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to be uniform in their ceremonies. --Hooker. Uniform matter, that which is all of the same kind and texture; homogenous matter. Uniform motion, the motion of a body when it passes over equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. --Hutton.
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U"ni*form\, n. [F. uniforme. See Uniform, a.] A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they have a distinctive appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of the police, of the Freemasons, etc. There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform. --F. W. Robertson. In full uniform (Mil.), wearing the whole of the prescribed uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc. Uniform sword, an officer's sword of the regulation pattern prescribed for the army or navy.
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U"ni*form\, v. t. 1. To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of soldiers. 2. To make conformable. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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