unit

[ yoo-nit ]

/ ˈyu nɪt /

noun

a single thing or person.

any group of things or persons regarded as an entity: They formed a cohesive unit.

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.

one of a number of things, organizations, etc., identical or equivalent in function or form: a rental unit; a unit of rolling stock.

any magnitude regarded as an independent whole; a single, indivisible entity.

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.

the least positive integer; one.

Also called unit's place.

(in a mixed number) the position of the first digit to the left of the decimal point.
(in a whole number) the position of the first digit from the right of the decimal point.

a machine, part, or system of machines having a specified purpose; apparatus: a heating unit.

Education. a division of instruction centering on a single theme.

Military. an organized body of soldiers, varying in size and constituting a subdivision of a larger body.

Medicine/Medical.

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.
the amount necessary to cause a specific effect upon a specific animal or upon animal tissues.

Mathematics.

an identity element.
an element in a group, ring, etc., that possesses an inverse.

Origin of unit

1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity); perhaps influenced by digit

OTHER WORDS FROM unit

in·ter·u·nit, adjective mul·ti·u·nit, adjective sub·u·nit, noun su·per·u·nit, noun

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subunit

/ (sʌbˈjunɪt) /

noun

a distinct part or component of something larger

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unit

/ (ˈjuːnɪt) /

noun

a single undivided entity or whole

any group or individual, esp when regarded as a basic element of a larger whole

a mechanical part or integrated assembly of parts that performs a subsidiary function a filter unit

a complete system, apparatus, or establishment that performs a specific function a production unit

a subdivision of a larger military formation

Also called: unit of measurement A standard amount of a physical quantity, such as length, mass, energy, etc, specified multiples of which are used to express magnitudes of that physical quantity the second is a unit of time

the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect

a standard measure used in calculating alcohol intake and its effect

maths

(usually plural) the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit numberin the decimal system the number 27 has 7 units and 2 tens
(modifier) having a value defined as one for the systemunit vector

Also called: unit set maths logic a set having a single member

short for home unit

short for stock unit

NZ a self-propelled railcar

Word Origin for unit

C16: back formation from unity, perhaps on the model of digit

Medical definitions for subunit

unit

[ yōō′nĭt ]

n.

An entity regarded as an elementary structural or functional constituent of a whole.

A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated.

The quantity of a serum, drug, or other agent necessary to produce a specific effect.

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