units Synonyms
units Meaning
units
the first and smallest natural number, an amount of a biologically active agent (as a drug or antigen) required to produce a specific result under strictly controlled conditions, being, relating to, or measuring one unit of, a small molecule especially when combined in a larger molecule, an amount of a biologically active agent (such as a drug or antigen) required to produce a specific result see also international unit, a part or arrangement of parts performing one function, a single quantity regarded as a whole in calculation, an amount of work used in education in calculating student credits, the first and least natural number, a single thing or person or group that is a part of a whole, a part of a school course with a central theme, a local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, being, relating to, or measuring one unit, a part of a school course focusing on a central theme, a part of a military establishment that has a prescribed organization (as of personnel and matériel), a single thing, person, or group that is a constituent of a whole, a piece or complex of apparatus serving to perform one particular function, an area in a medical facility and especially a hospital that is specially staffed and equipped to provide a particular type of care, a definite quantity (as of length, time, or value) used as a standard of measurement, a determinate quantity (as of length, time, heat, or value) adopted as a standard of measurement
units Sentence Examples
- The food was sold in units of six per package.
- The car gets approximately 20 miles per unit of gasoline.
- The recipe calls for three units of flour.
- The storage space is rented out in units of 50 square feet.
- The medicine is dosed in units of 10 milligrams.
- The army measures its strength in units of battalions.
- A light bulb is rated for 60 units of brightness.
- The apartment complex has 100 units for rent.
- The computer has a processing speed of 2 gigahertz per unit.
- The project requires 50 man-units of labor.
FAQs About the word units
the first and smallest natural number, an amount of a biologically active agent (as a drug or antigen) required to produce a specific result under strictly cont
items, entities,,singles
banks, packages, clusters,groups, parcels, batches, arrays, suites, bands, groupings
The food was sold in units of six per package.
The car gets approximately 20 miles per unit of gasoline.
The recipe calls for three units of flour.
The storage space is rented out in units of 50 square feet.
