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uniformness

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u⋅ni⋅form

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

Related forms:
u⋅ni⋅form⋅ly, adverb
u⋅ni⋅form⋅ness, noun
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u·ni·form   (yōō'nə-fôrm')   
adj.  

  1. Always the same, as in character or degree; unvarying.

  2. Conforming to one principle, standard, or rule; consistent.

  3. Being the same as or consonant with another or others.

  4. Unvaried in texture, color, or design.

n.  

  1. A distinctive outfit intended to identify those who wear it as members of a specific group.

  2. One set of such an outfit.

tr.v.   u·ni·formed, u·ni·form·ing, u·ni·forms

  1. To make (something) uniform.

  2. To provide or dress with a uniform.


[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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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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