Unit - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈjuːnɪt|  American pronunciation of the word unit
Brit.  |ˈjuːnɪt|  British pronunciation of the word unit

noun

- any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
the dollar is the United States unit of currency
a unit of wheat is a bushel
change per unit volume
- an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
the reduced the number of units and installations
the word is a basic linguistic unit
- an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
the coach said the offensive unit did a good job
after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit
- a single undivided whole
an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another
- 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 (syn: whole)
the team is a unit

Extra examples

The family is the basic unit of society.

The search party broke up into smaller units.

Their army unit guarded the border.

Feet and meters are units of length.

The dollar is the principal unit of American currency.

The pound is the monetary unit of Britain.

The unit of ancient society was the family.

She lived in one unit of a triplex.

The man is in the hospital's intensive care unit.

The watt is a unit of electrical power.

The family is the basic social unit of modern society.

The factory's output is now up to 150,000 units each month.

We know that community is made of smaller units.

European Currency Unit

The course consists of 64 lessons organised into 16 units.

Word forms

noun
singular: unit
plural: units
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