multiunit
nɪt 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.
7.
the least positive integer; one.
8.
Also called unit's place.
a.
(in a mixed number) the position of the first digit to the left of the decimal point.
b.
(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.
a.
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.
b.
the amount necessary to cause a specific effect upon a specific animal or upon animal tissues.
13.
Origin:
1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity); perhaps influenced by digit
1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity); perhaps influenced by digit
Related forms
in·ter·u·nit, adjective
mul·ti·u·nit, adjective
sub·u·nit, noun
su·per·u·nit, noun
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unit (ˈjuːnɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| a. (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 | |
| b. (modifier) having a value defined as one for the system: unit vector | |
| 10. | maths, logic Also called: unit set a set having a single member |
| 11. | short for home unit |
| 12. | short for stock unit |
| 13. | (NZ) a self-propelled railcar |
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Word Origin & History
unit
1570, "single number regarded as an undivided whole," alteration of unity on the basis of digit. Popularized in John Dee's Eng. translation of Euclid, to express Gk. monas (Dee says unity formerly was used in this sense). Meaning "single thing regarded
as a member of a group" is attested from 1642. Extended sense of "a quantity adopted as a standard of measure" is from 1738. Sense of "group of wards in a hospital" is attested from 1893.
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Medical Dictionary
unit u·nit (y&oomacr;'nĭt)
n.
An entity regarded as an elementary structural or functional constituent of a whole.
A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated.
The quantity of a serum, drug, or other agent necessary to produce a specific effect.
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unit definition[ˈjunət]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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