uniform

[ yoo-nuh-fawrm ]

/ ˈyu nəˌfɔrm /

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adjective

identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.

without variations in detail: uniform output; a uniform surface.

constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform kindness; uniform velocity.

constituting part of a uniform: to be issued uniform shoes.

Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc.: a uniform bound.

noun

an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.

a word used in communications to represent the letter U.

verb (used with object)

to make uniform or standard.

to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.

Origin of uniform

1530–40; < Latin ūnifōrmis (adj.), equivalent to ūni- uni- + -fōrmis -form

OTHER WORDS FROM uniform

u·ni·form·ly, adverb u·ni·form·ness, noun non·u·ni·form, adjective self-u·ni·form, noun

Words nearby uniform

uniflagellate, uniflorous, uniflow engine, unifoliate, unifoliolate, uniform, uniform business rate, uniform crime report, uniform resource locator, uniformed, uniformitarian

Example sentences from the Web for uniformly

So do I uniformly tell my football-playing patients to stop?

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It said that the unaffiliated "are not uniformly hostile toward religious institutions."

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The speakers at the 50th anniversary commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington were uniformly left-of-center.

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They are ludicrous insinuations on which the administration and Democratic leadership were uniformly and appallingly silent.

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And even dependable stereotypes about a uniformly conservative Cuban community are falling.

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West of this, till you come to Sah Wa Larn, it is uniformly level.

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They were all so uniformly polite, so neat-minded and church-going and dull.

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In one case the eggs are uniformly spotted with small spots all over.

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Given in substance to them, it has uniformly proved fatal, even in very minute doses.

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And again: "Whenever he indulges this propensity he uniformly lays down good law."

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British Dictionary definitions for uniformly (1 of 2)

uniform

/ (ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm) /

noun

a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren

a single set of such clothes

a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group

informal a police officer who wears a uniform

adjective

unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular a uniform surface

identical; alike or like a line of uniform toys

verb (tr)

to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms

to make uniform

Derived forms of uniform

uniformly, adverb uniformness, noun

Word Origin for uniform

C16: from Latin ūniformis, from ūnus one + forma shape

British Dictionary definitions for uniformly (2 of 2)

Uniform

/ (ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm) /

noun

communications a code word for the letter u

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