unit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 References 1.7 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb 3 Romanian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Participle 3.2.1 Declension

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Formerly unite, a later form of unity; see unity.

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -uːnɪt

[edit] Noun

unit (plural units)

1. (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.

   The centimetre is a unit of length.

2. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

   He was a member of a special police unit.

3. (military) A self-contained military organization; usually a battalion, regiment, or naval ship.
4. (military, informal) A member of a military organization.

   The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)

5. (US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization^[1].
6. (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force^[1].
7. (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue^[1].
8. (US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units^[1].
9. (algebra) An element of a ring having a multiplicative inverse. (Formerly just the identity element 1_R of a ring.)
10. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.

    We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.

11. (UK) (electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).

[edit] Synonyms

• (identity element): identity element, unit element

[edit] Translations

• Indonesian: satuan
• Slovak: jednotka f.

[edit] Adjective

unit (no comparative or superlative)

1. For each unit.

   We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.

2. (mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.

   All solutions lie within the unit disc centered at the origin.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• unit aircraft
• unit cost
• unit combat readiness
• unit commitment status
• unit designation list

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Joint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).

[edit] External links

• unit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• unit in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• unit at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /y.ni/, SAMPA: /y.ni/

[edit] Verb

unit

1. third-person singular indicative present of unir
2. third-person singular indicative past historic of unir

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [uˈnit]

[edit] Participle

unit

1. Past participle of uni.

[edit] Declension

See also neunit