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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.
EXPANDany magnitude regarded as an independent whole; a single, indivisible entity.
6.
Also called dimension. any specified amount of a quantity, as of length, volume, force, momentum, or time, by comparison with which any other quantity of the same kind is measured or estimated.
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.
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Military. an organized body of soldiers, varying in size and constituting a subdivision of a larger body.
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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.
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COLLAPSEOrigin:
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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