unit

n.

1. An individual, group, structure, or other entity regarded as an elementary structural or functional constituent of a whole.
2. A group regarded as a distinct entity within a larger group.
3. 1. A mechanical part or module.
   2. An entire apparatus or the equipment that performs a specific function.
4. A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated.
5. Medicine. The quantity of a vaccine, serum, drug, or other agent necessary to produce a specific effect.
6. 1. A fixed amount of scholastic study used as a basis for calculating academic credits, usually measured in hours of classroom instruction or laboratory work.
   2. A section of an academic course focusing on a selected theme: a unit on Native Americans.
7. The number immediately to the left of the decimal point in the Arabic numeral system.
8. Mathematics.
   1. The lowest positive whole number; one.
   2. An element of a ring with a multiplicative inverse.

[Back-formation from UNITY.]

In general: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or of exchange. For example, in the commodities markets, a unit of wheat is a bushel, a unit of coffee a pound, and a unit of shell eggs a dozen. The unit of U.S. Currency is the dollar.

Banking: bank operating out of only one office, and with no branches, as required by states having unit banking laws.

Finance:

1. segment or subdivision (division or subsidiary, product line, or plant) of a company.

2. in sales or production, quantity rather than dollars. One might say, for example, "Unit volume declined but dollar volume increased after prices were raised."

Securities:

1. minimum amount of stocks, bonds, commodities, or other securities accepted for trading on an exchange. See also Odd Lot; Round Lot; Unit of Trading.

2. group of specialists on a stock exchange, who maintain fair and orderly markets in particular securities. See also Specialist; Specialist Unit.

3. more than one class of securities traded together; one common share and one Subscription Warrant might sell as a unit, for example.

4. in primary and secondary distributions of securities, one share of stock or one bond.

In general:

1. Single thing, person, or group of things or persons treated as a whole.

2. One business engaged in a single activity in one location.

3. Mechanical device performing a single function, such as one automobile, consumer, restaurant, or focus group.

Marketing: standard package size or quantity in which a product is sold, such as one case of soda or one page in a print advertising medium.

Printing:

1. Combination of devices used to perform a single function, such as each combination of plate impression, and inking devices used for each color of ink in four-color process printing.

2. Measure of the width of a letter or space. One em equals 18 units. Units are used for spacing in (out) according to the width in units of the letters and spaces on each line.

In multifamily residential property, a suite of rooms making up a residence for 1 tenant. It is generally characterized by a private entrance and some method of individuality from other units in the building or complex.
Example: The apartment building has 45 dwelling units. Each unit has a private bath and kitchen. Some are 2-bedroom units and others have 3 bedrooms.

noun

A group of people organized for a particular purpose: body, corps, crew, detachment, force, gang, team. See group.

n

Definition: part
Antonyms: whole

n

Definition: whole
Antonyms: part, piece

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n

One of the components of a whole.

n. 1. any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.

2. an organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.

3. also unit of issue a standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used.

4. (regarding reserve components of the armed forces) a selected reserve unit that is 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.)

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

catalytic activity μmol/min, but see katal.

[Ge]

1. General term used in Britain to refer to an archaeological contracting company and sometimes mentioned in the name of the organization (e.g. Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit, BUFA).

2. A basic category used in describing the components in a stratigraphic sequence or for grouping comparable artefacts together when describing and analysing them.

Quantity adopted as a standard for measurement. See also SI system.

1. a single thing; one segment of a whole that is made up of identical or similar segments.
2. a specifically defined amount of anything subject to measurement, as of activity, dimension, velocity, volume, or the like.

• Angstrom u. — see angstrom.
• atomic mass u. — see dalton.
• International u. — 1. see si units.
— 2. a unit of enzyme activity equal to the amount of enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of one micromole of substrate or coenzyme per minute under specified conditions (temperature, pH and substrate concentration) of the assay method. Abbreviated U. — 3. any of several arbitrary units that have been adopted by international bodies to express the quantities of certain vitamins (A, C, D and thiamin hydrochloride), hormones (androgen, chorionic gonadotropin, estradiol benzoate, estrone, insulin, progesterone and prolactin), and drugs (digitalis and penicillin).
• SI u. — any unit of the International System of units (the metric system). See si units.

(DOD) 1. Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization. 2. An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force. 3. A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue. 4. 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.

IN BRIEF: A single part with some special use. Also: A fixed amount or measure used as a standard.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - enhed, element, gruppe, afdeling, sæt

idioms:

• unit cell    enhedscelle
• unit cost    enhedsomkostning
• unit of capacity    enhedskapacitet
• unit of light    lysenhed
• unit price    enhedspris
• unit trust    investeringsforening

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenheid, onderdeel, apparaat, blok/unit (los onderdeel van meubilair), sectie/afdeling, depotbewijs (aandeel), individueel

Français (French)
n. - (gén) groupe, (gén, Méd) service, (Ind) unité, (Math, Mes) unité, unité (pièce d'une machine), élément (meuble), (Univ) unité de valeur, (École) unité, (US) appartement

idioms:

• unit cell    cellule unitaire
• unit cost    (Comm) prix de revient unitaire
• unit of capacity    unité de capacité
• unit of light    intensité de lumière, unité de lumière
• unit of measurement    unité de mesure
• unit price    prix unitaire
• unit trust    (GB, Fin) société d'investissement à capital variable

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einheit, Element, Einer, Anlage, (Fonds)anteil

idioms:

• unit cell    kleinste sich wiederholende Einheit im Kristall
• unit cost    Stückkosten
• unit of capacity    Kubikmaß
• unit of light    Lichteinheit
• unit of measurement    Maßeinheit
• unit price    Stückpreis
• unit trust    Investmentfonds

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μονάδα (ως τμήμα συνόλου), ομάδα, συγκρότημα

idioms:

• unit cell    στοιχειώδες πλέγμα κρυστάλλου
• unit cost    κόστος μονάδας
• unit of capacity    μονάδα χωρητικότητας
• unit of light    μονάδα φωτός
• unit price    τιμή μονάδας
• unit trust    (οικον.) (Βρετ.) τύπος εταιρίας επενδύσεων χαρτοφυλακίου

Italiano (Italian)
parte, unità, macchina

idioms:

• unit cell    cella unitaria
• unit cost    costo unitaria
• unit price    prezzo unitario
• unit trust    fondo comune

Português (Portuguese)
n. - unidade (f)

idioms:

• unit cell    célula unitária
• unit cost    custo unitário
• unit of light    unidade de luz
• unit price    preço unitário
• unit trust    sociedade de investimento

Русский (Russian)
единица, целое, воинское соединение, секция (мебели и пр.), агрегат, узел механизма

idioms:

• unit cell    элементарная ячейка кристалла
• unit cost    стоимость производства единицы товара
• unit of light    единица света
• unit price    цена единицы товара
• unit trust    паевой трест

Español (Spanish)
n. - unidad, elemento, sección, centro, aparato, artefacto, conjunto, grupo

idioms:

• unit cell    célula elemental (unitaria)
• unit cost    costo unitario
• unit of capacity    medida de capacidad
• unit of light    candela, unidad de luz, lumen
• unit of measurement    unidad de medida
• unit price    precio unitario
• unit trust    sociedad inversora por fondos mutuos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - enhet, fondandel, element, apparat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
单位, 最小整数, 部队

idioms:

• unit cell    晶胞
• unit cost    单位成本
• unit of capacity    容量单位
• unit of light    光的单位
• unit price    单价
• unit trust    单位信托投资公司

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 單位, 最小整數, 部隊

idioms:

• unit cell    晶胞
• unit cost    單位成本
• unit of capacity    容量單位
• unit of light    光的單位
• unit price    單價
• unit trust    單位信託投資公司

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 단일체, 구성 단위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 構成単位, 一つ, 単位, 部隊, 班, ひとそろい, 単元, 1の位の数, 一個, 一団, 1の位
adj. - 単位の

idioms:

• unit cell    単位セル, 単位格子
• unit cost    単価, 単位原価
• unit of capacity    容量の単位
• unit of light    光の単位
• unit price    単価
• unit trust    ユニット型投資信託, 契約型投資信託会社

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وحدة, وحدة قائمه بذاتها, وحدة من وحدات القياس, , وحدة عسكريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יחידה, יחידת-מידה, חלק ממנגנון, מיתקן, רהיט אחד מתוך מערכת-רהיטים, המספר אחת‬

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