unit

u|nit

W3 [ˈju:nıt] n

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

1¦(group)¦

2¦(measuring)¦

3¦(part)¦

4¦(part of a book)¦

5¦(product)¦

6¦(part of a machine)¦

7¦(furniture)¦

8¦(apartment)¦

9¦(school/university)¦

10¦(number)¦

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: unity]

1.) ¦(GROUP)¦

a group of people working together as part of a larger group

▪ The man is in the hospital's intensive care unit .

2.) ¦(MEASURING)¦

an amount of something used as a standard of measurement

unit of

▪ The watt is a unit of electrical power.

3.) ¦(PART)¦

a thing, person, or group that is regarded as one single whole part of something larger

▪ a Russian army unit

unit of

▪ The family is the basic social unit of modern society.

4.) ¦(PART OF A BOOK)¦

one of the numbered parts into which a ↑textbook (=a book used in schools) is divided

5.) ¦(PRODUCT)¦

technical a single complete product made by a company

▪ The factory's output is now up to 150,000 units each month.

6.) ¦(PART OF A MACHINE)¦

a piece of equipment which is part of a larger machine

control/display/filter etc unit

7.) ¦(FURNITURE)¦

a piece of furniture, especially one that can be attached to others of the same type

▪ fitted kitchen units BrE

▪ storage units

8.) ¦(APARTMENT)¦

AmE a single apartment in a larger building

9.) ¦(SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY)¦

AmE an amount of work that a student needs to do in order to complete a particular course

10.)¦(NUMBER)¦

BrE technical any whole number less than ten

▪ hundreds, tens, and units