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unit noun
Meaning : Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.
Example :
The dollar is the United States unit of currency.
A unit of wheat is a bushel.
Change per unit volume.
Synonyms : unit of measurement
Meaning : An individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole.
Example :
The reduced the number of units and installations.
The word is a basic linguistic unit.
Meaning : An organization regarded as part of a larger social group.
Example :
The coach said the offensive unit did a good job.
After the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit.
Synonyms : social unit
Meaning : A single undivided whole.
Example :
An idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another.
Meaning : A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else.
Example :
Units of nucleic acids.
Synonyms : building block
Meaning : An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.
Example :
How big is that part compared to the whole?.
The team is a unit.
Synonyms : whole
