unit
/ˈjuː.nɪt/noun2 syllables
Unit means: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.
Synonyms for unit9
noun, as in any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
noun, as in an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
noun, as in a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
noun, as in an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
What does unit mean?6
noun
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange“the dollar is the United States unit of currency”
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group“the coach said the offensive unit did a good job”
a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else“units of nucleic acids”
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity“how big is that part compared to the whole?”
an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole“they reduced the number of units and installations”
a single undivided whole“an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Unit in a sentence
- The nephron is the kidney's basic structural and functional unit, responsible for blood purification.sangelo
- Is this the kilo, the package or the unit price?aboubasha
- At that moment, the telephone in the unit office rang.eastasiastudent
- Intuitively, the basic atomic unit of meaning is a word.Hirashiki
- Road construction, other infrastructure development, and illegal collecting can impact fossil-bearing units.Hybrid
- A family is the smallest unit of society.CM
- The family is the most important unit in society.CK
- The family is the basic unit of society.CK
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Forms of unit
as a noun
- plural
- units