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.

unit Sentence Examples

  1. The construction crew used a crane to lift heavy units into place.
  2. The army deployed a special unit to deal with the hostage situation.
  3. The factory produces thousands of units of the same product each day.
  4. The computer has a central processing unit (CPU) that performs calculations.
  5. The apartment complex consists of 100 residential units.
  6. The school district plans to build a new elementary unit in the growing neighborhood.
  7. The recipe requires one unit of flour and a half unit of sugar.
  8. The measurement system uses a standard unit of length, such as inches or centimeters.
  9. The fitness tracker measures steps taken in units of thousands.
  10. The electricity bill charges a flat unit rate for each kilowatt-hour of consumption.

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,

suite, package, battery, array, set, collection, suite, group, array, batch

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.