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1.NounOneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounA standard measure of a quantity or magnitude."The centimetre is a unit of length.; The pound sterling is a unit of currency."
3.NounA basic, self-contained component or module that performs a specific function inside a computer system.
4.NounThe number one.
5.NounEllipsis of international unit."This pill provides 500 units of Vitamin E."
6.NounAn organized group comprising people or equipment."He was a member of a special police unit."
7.NounA course, lesson, or section of a curriculum covering a particular topic or skill."We're starting a new unit on photosynthesis next week."
8.NounA member of a military organization."The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)"
9.NounAn item which may be sold singly."We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month."
10.NounAny piece of equipment, such as an appliance, power tool, stereo system, computer, tractor, or machinery."This air-conditioner is the most efficient unit we sell."
11.NounA structure used to display goods for sale (usually containing shelves, pegs or hooks)
12.NounA measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway."The new apartment complex will have 50 units."
13.NounA quantity of approximately 517 milliliters (1.1 U.S. pints) of blood.
14.NounAny military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.
15.NounAn organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
16.NounA standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or detailed.
17.NounWith 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.
18.NounThe identity element, the neutral element.
19.NounAn element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
20.NounIn an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint functor.
21.NounA volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.
22.NounA unit of alcohol.
23.NounOne kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
24.NounA gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
25.NounA work unit.
26.NounA physically large person.
27.NounA penis, especially a large one.
28.AdjectiveFor each unit."We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit."
29.AdjectiveHaving a size or magnitude of one.
30.Adjective1 2 3 4 Joint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).