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   U·nit

   /ˈyo͞onət/

   

   noun

   • 1. an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole: "large areas of land made up of smaller units" Similar componentpartsectionelementconstituentsubdivisionportionsegmentmoduleitemmemberingredientfactorfeaturepiecefragmententitywholediscrete item
   • ▪ a self-contained section of accommodations in a larger building or group of buildings: "one- and two-bedroom units"
   • ▪ a part of an institution such as a hospital having a special function: "the intensive care unit"
   • ▪ a subdivision of a larger military grouping: "he returned to Germany with his unit" Similar detachmentcontingentoutfitsectiondivisioncompanysquadroncorpsregimentbrigadeplatoonbattalionforcegarrisonlegionformationcrewsquaddetailcellfaction
   • ▪ an amount of educational instruction, typically determined by the number of hours spent in class: "students take three compulsory core units"
   • ▪ an item manufactured: "unit cost"
   • 2. a device that has a specified function, especially one forming part of a complex mechanism: "the gearbox and transmission unit"
   • ▪ a piece of furniture or equipment for fitting with others like it or made of complementary parts: "a sink unit"
   • ▪ a police car: US "he eased into his unit and flicked the siren on"
   • 3. a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed: "a unit of measurement" Similar quantitymeasuremeasurementdenominationvalue
   • 4. the number one.
   • ▪ the digit before the decimal point in decimal notation, representing an integer less than ten.

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a mathematical term): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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