| ADJECTIVE | all | universal, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, worldwide, world-wide | of worldwide scope or applicability |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | universal | applicable to or common to all members of a group or set | |
| all | universal | adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations | |
| NOUN | communication | universal, linguistic universal | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages |
| communication | universal, universal proposition | (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class | |
| cognition | universal | a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings | |
| artifact | universal, universal joint | coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions |
| Sounds | yuw.nahver'sahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Of worldwide scope or applicability. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "universal experience" | |
| Synonyms | cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, worldwide, world-wide | |
| Broader | comprehensive | Including all or everything |
| Spanish | ecuménico, global, mundial, universal | |
| Catalan | global, mundial, universal | |
| Nouns | universality | the quality of being universal |
| universe | everything that exists anywhere | |
| Verbs | universalize | make universal |
| Meaning | applicable to or common to all members of a group or set. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
| |
| Broader | general | applying to all or most members of a category / category or group |
| Spanish | universal | |
| Catalan | universal | |
| Meaning | Adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
| |
| Broader | adaptable | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use |
| Spanish | universal | |
| Catalan | universal | |
| Meaning | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | linguistic universal | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Broader | rule, linguistic rule | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
| Catalan | universal lingüístic | |
| Meaning | (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | universal proposition | |
| Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| Broader | proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false |
| Opposite | particular, particular proposition | (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class |
| Catalan | universal | |
| Meaning | A behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "some form of religion seems to be a human universal" | |
| Broader | convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula | Something regarded as a normative example |
| Meaning | coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps" | |
| Synonym | universal joint | |
| Part of | drive line, drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
| Broader | coupling, coupler | A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects |
| Spanish | junta cardán, junta universal | |
| Catalan | junta de Cardan, junta universal | |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots