what does unit mean?
UNIT as NOUN
- Meaning
- an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
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- how big is that part compared to the whole?
- the team is a unit
Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another
Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
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- the coach said the offensive unit did a good job
- after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit
Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
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Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
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- the dollar is the United States unit of currency
- a unit of wheat is a bushel
- change per unit volume
Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
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- the reduced the number of units and installations
- the word is a basic linguistic unit
Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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