unit (Meaning)

Wordnet

unit (n)

any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole

an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

a single undivided whole

a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else

an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

Webster

unit (n.)

A single thing or person.

The least whole number; one.

A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings.

Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind.

A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole.

FAQs About the word unit

any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange, an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or func

entity, item,single,

set, band, grouping, lot, block, lot, grouping, parcel, bank, collection

The construction crew used a crane to lift heavy units into place.

The army deployed a special unit to deal with the hostage situation.

The factory produces thousands of units of the same product each day.

The computer has a central processing unit (CPU) that performs calculations.