u·ni·form

[yoo-nuh-fawrm]
adjective
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.
noun
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.
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verb (used with object)
8.
to make uniform or standard.
9.
to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin ūnifōrmis (adj.), equivalent to ūni- uni- + -fōrmis -form

Related forms
u·ni·form·ly, adverb
u·ni·form·ness, noun
non·u·ni·form, adjective
self-u·ni·form, noun
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uniform (ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren
2.  a single set of such clothes
3.  a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group
4.  informal a police officer who wears a uniform
 
—adj
5.  unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular: a uniform surface
6.  identical; alike or like: a line of uniform toys
 
—vb
7.  to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms
8.  to make uniform
 
[C16: from Latin ūniformis, from ūnus one + forma shape]
 
'uniformly
 
—adv
 
'uniformness
 
—n

Uniform (ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
communications a code word for the letter u

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uniform
1530s, "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.
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UNIFORM definition


An intermediate language developed for reverse engineering both COBOL and Fortran.
["The REDO Compendium", H. van Zuylen ed, Wiley 1993].
(1994-12-06)

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Example sentences
The former employee was contacted and the uniform shirt was confiscated and
  turned over to building services.
Researchers claim the lighting system maximizes light distribution and provides
  more uniform illumination.
There is an unwritten uniform in this country-dark pants, crisp white shirts.
These varieties are more predictable and uniform in growth and fruit quality.
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