English > unit: 6 senses > noun 1, quantity| Meaning | Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange. |
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| Examples | - "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"
- "a unit of wheat is a bushel"
- "change per unit volume"
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| Synonym | unit of measurement |
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| Narrower | Brinell number | Measure of the hardness of a material |
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| MIPS, million instructions per second | (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system) |
| absorption unit | A unit for measuring absorption |
| acceleration unit | A unit for measuring acceleration |
| angular unit | A unit of measurement for angles |
| area unit, square measure | A system of units used to measure areas |
| bit | A unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit) |
| computer memory unit | A unit for measuring computer memory |
| denier | A unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon |
| diopter, dioptre | A unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters |
| electromagnetic unit, emu | Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism |
| electrostatic unit | Any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges |
| explosive unit | Any unit for measuring the force of explosions |
| force unit | A unit of measurement of physical force |
| karat, carat, kt | The unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy |
| langley | Unit of solar radiation |
| linear unit, linear measure | A unit of measurement of length |
| mass unit | A unit of measurement for mass |
| measuring unit, measuring block | A unit of measurement |
| megaflop, MFLOP, million floating point operations per second | (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system |
| metric unit, metric | A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds) |
| miles per gallon | The distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel |
| monetary unit | A unit of money |
| pain unit | A unit measuring the intensity of pain |
| point | The unit of counting in scoring a game / game or contest |
| pressure unit | A unit measuring force per unit area |
| printing unit | A unit of measurement for printing |
| sound unit | Any acoustic unit of measurement |
| telephone unit | A unit of measurement for telephone use |
| temperature unit | A unit of measurement for temperature |
| teraflop, trillion floating point operations per second | (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system |
| unit of viscosity | A unit of measurement for viscosity |
| volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit | A unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
| weight unit, weight | A unit used to measure weight |
| work unit, heat unit, energy unit | A unit of measurement for work |
| Broader | definite quantity | A specific measure of amount |
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| Spanish | unidad de medida, unidad |
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| Catalan | unitat de mesura, unitat |
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| Verbs | unitize | separate or classify into units |
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| unitize | divide (bulk material) and process as units |
English > unit: 6 senses > noun 3, group| Meaning | An organization regarded as part of a larger / larger social group. |
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| Examples | - "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"
- "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
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| Synonym | social unit |
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| Narrower | administrative unit, administrative body | A unit with administrative responsibilities |
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| combination | A group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose |
| company | A unit of firefighters including their equipment |
| crew | The men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) |
| den | A unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts |
| family, household, house, home, menage | A social unit living together |
| fifth column, Trojan horse | A subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage |
| gang, crew, work party | An organized group of workmen |
| general delivery, poste restante | The part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it |
| instrumentality | A subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose |
| intensive care unit, ICU | A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care |
| klavern | A local unit of the Ku Klux Klan |
| member | An organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state / state that belongs to a group of nations) |
| military unit, military force, military group, force | A unit that is part of some military service |
| outfit | Any cohesive unit such as a military company |
| political unit, political entity | A unit with political responsibilities |
| side | One of two or more contesting groups |
| task force | A semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task |
| team, squad | A cooperative unit (especially in sports) |
| troop, scout troop, scout group | A unit of Girl or Boy Scouts |
| working group, working party | A group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved |
| Broader | organization, organisation | A group of people who work together |
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| Spanish | sección, unidad |
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| Catalan | secció, unitat |
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| Verbs | unitize | separate or classify into units |
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English > unit: 6 senses > noun 6, Tops| Meaning | An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity. |
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| Example | "the team is a unit" |
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| Synonym | whole |
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| Parts | part, portion | Something less than the whole of a human artifact |
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| section, segment | One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object |
| Narrower | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
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| assembly | A unit consisting of components that have been fitted together |
| congener | A whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another |
| item | A whole individual unit |
| living thing, animate thing | A living (or once living) entity |
| natural object | An object occurring naturally |
| sum, total, totality, aggregate | The whole amount |
| Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
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| Spanish | conjunto, unidad completa, unidad |
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| Catalan | conjunt, unitat completa, unitat |
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| Verbs | unify | become one |
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| unify | to bring or combine together or with something else |
| unitize | separate or classify into units |
| unitize | make into a unit |
