English-Thai Dictionary
Unitarian
N ชาว คริสต์ นิกาย ที่ เชื่อ ว่า มี พระเจ้า องค์ เดียว ชาว คริสต์ ที่ เชื่อ ว่า มี พระเจ้า องค์ เดียว เท่านั้น chao-krid-ni-kai-thi-chau-wa-mi-phra-jao-ong-diao
United Arab Emirates
N สห รัฐ อาห รับ อะ มี เรส sa-ha-rad-a-rab-a-mi-red
United Arab republic
N สหภาพ เดิม สมัย อียิปต์ ร่วมกับ ซีเรีย ก่อตั้ง ปี ค .ศ 1958 sa-ha-phab-doem-sa-mai-i-yib-ruam-kab-si-ria
United Kingdom
N สหราชอาณาจักร ประเทศอังกฤษ Great Britain Britain England sa-ha-rad-cha-a-na-jak
United Nations
N องค์การสหประชาชาติ ong-kan-sa-ha-pra-cha-chad
United Nations Charter
N กฎบัตรสหประชาชาติ kod-bad-sa-ha-pra-cha-chad
United States of America
N ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา สห รัฐ pra-thed-sa-ha-rad-a-me-ri-ka
Unitrarian
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ผู้ เชื่อ ว่า พระเจ้า มี องค์ เดียว kiao-kab-phu-chau-wa-phra-jao-mi-ong-diao
unit
N กลุ่มคน group division klum-kon
unit
N ชุด (เช่น อุปกรณ์ เครื่องใช้ set chud
unit
N บท (ใน หนังสือ module bod
unit
N หนึ่ง หน่วย nueng-nuai
unit
N หน่วย วัด มาตรวัด nuai-wad
unit
N เลข หลักหน่วย lek-lak-nuai
unit cell
N หน่วย ที่ เล็ก ที่สุด nuai-ti-lek-ti-sud
unitarian
N คนที่ เชื่อ ทฤษฎี ว่า มี พระเจ้า เพียง องค์ เดียว
unitarianism
N ความเชื่อ หรือ ทฤษฎี การปฏิบัติ ของ Unitarian
unitary
ADJ ซึ่ง ควบคุม ด้วย รัฐบาล เดียว sueng-kuab-kum–duai-rad-tha-ban-diao
unitary
ADJ หนึ่งเดียว ซึ่ง ไม่ สามารถ แบ่งแยก ได้ ซึ่ง พร้อมเพรียงกัน nueng-diao
unite
VI ติดกัน join tid-kan
unite
VI รวมตัวกัน รวมกัน เป็นหนึ่งเดียว merge separate divide ruam-tua-kan
unite
VI สมรส กัน แต่งงาน กัน marry divorce som-rod-kan
unite
VT ทำให้ รวมกัน รวม เข้า ไว้ ด้วยกัน merge separate divide tam-hai-ruam-kan
unite
VT สมรส กัน marry divorce som-rod-kan
unite
VT เชื่อม เข้า ไว้ ด้วยกัน สมาน ทำให้ ยึดติด กัน blend join chaum-khao-wai-duai-kan
unite in
PHRV รวม เป็น รวม เข้า เป็น ruam-pen
unite with
PHRV นำมา รวม กับ รวม กับ นำมา อยู่ร่วม กับ reunite with nam-ma-ruam-kab
united
ADJ ซึ่ง พร้อมเพรียงกัน สอดคล้องกัน join separated sueng-phrom-priang-kan
united
ADJ ซึ่ง ร่วมมือ กัน participate compete sueng-ruam-mue-kan
united
ADJ ี่ รวมกัน ร่วมกัน join separate ruam-kan
unitedly
ADV อย่าง พร้อมเพรียง สามัคคี อย่าง สอดคล้องกัน
unitive
A ที่ ทำให้ รวมกัน ที่ ใช้ รวมกัน
unitize
VT ทำให้ รวมกัน เป็นน้ำหนึ่งอันเดียวกัน
unity
N ความ เป็น เอกภาพ ความเป็นอันหนึ่งอันเดียว กัน homogeneity disunity kwam-pen-ek-ka-phab
unity
N จำนวน หนึ่ง หน่วย หนึ่ง jam-nuan-nueng-nuai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
UNIT
n.[L. unus, one; unitas, unity. ] 1. One; a word which denotes a single thing or person; the least whole number.
Units are the integral parts of any large number.
2. In mathematics, any known determinate quantity, by the constant repetition of which, any other quantity of the same kind is measured. [See Unity. ]
UNITARIAN
n.[L. unitus, unus.] One who denies the doctrine of the trinity, and ascribes divinity to God the Father only. The Arian and Socinian are both comprehended in the term Unitarian.
UNITARIAN
a.Pertaining to Unitarians, or to the doctrine of the unity of the Godhead.
UNITARIANISM
n.The doctrines of Unitarians, who contend for the unity of the Godhead, in opposition to the Trinitarians, and who of course deny the divinity of Christ.
UNITE
v.t.[L. unio, unitus.] 1. To put together or join two or more things, which make one compound or mixture. Thus we unite the parts of a building to make one structure. The kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland united, form one empire. So we unite spirit and water and other liquors. We unite strands to make a rope. The states of North America united, form one nation.
2. To join; to connect in a near relation or alliance; as, to unite families by marriage; to unite nations by treaty.
3. To make to agree or be uniform; as, to unite a kingdom in one form of worship; to unite men in opinions.
4. To cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks or stones by cement.
5. To join in interest or fellowship. Genesis 49:6.
6. To tie; to splice; as, to unite two cords or ropes.
7. To join in affection; to make near; as, to unite hearts in love.
To unite the heart, to cause all its powers and affections to join with order and delight in the same objects. Psalm 86:11.
UNITE
v.i. 1. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert. All parties united in petitioning for a repeal of the law.
2. To coalesce; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine; as, bodies unite by attraction or affinity.
3. To grow together, as the parts of a wound.
The spur of a young cock grafted into the comb, will unite and grow.
4. To coalesce, as sounds.
5. To be mixed. Oil and water will not unite.
UNITED
pp. Joined; made to agree; cemented; mixed; attached by growth. United flowers, are such as have the stamens and pistils in the same flower.
UNITER
n.The person or thing that unites.
UNITING
ppr. Joining; causing to agree; consolidating; coalescing; growing together.
UNITION
n.Junction; act of uniting. [Not in use. ]
UNITIVE
a.Having the power of uniting. [Not used. ]
UNITY
n.[L. unitas.] 1. The state of being one; oneness. Unity may consist of a simple substance or existing being, as the soul; but usually it consists in a close junction of particles or parts, constituting a body detached from other bodies. Unity is a thing undivided itself, but separate from ever other thing.
2. Concord; conjunction; as a unity of proofs.
3. Agreement; uniformity; as unity of doctrine; unity of worship in a church.
4. In christian theology, oneness of sentiment, affection or behavior.
How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalm 133:1.
5. In mathematics, the abstract expression for any unit whatsoever. The number 1 is unity, when it is not applied to any particular object; but a unit, when it is so applied.
6. In poetry, the principle by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation is preserved. In the drama, there are three unities; the unity of action, that of time, and that of place. In the epic poem, the great and almost only unity is that of action.
7. In music, such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character.
8. In law, the properties of a joint estate are derived from its unity, which is fourfold; unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession; in other words, joint-tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession.
9. In law, unity of possession, is a joint possession of two rights by several titles, as when a man has a lease of land upon a certain rent, and afterwards buys the fee simple. This is a unity of possession, by which the lease is extinguished.
Unity of faith, is an equal belief of the same truths of God, and possession of the grace of faith in like form and degree.
Unity of spirit, is the oneness which subsists between Christ and his saints, by which the same spirit dwells in both, and both have the same disposition and aims; and it is the oneness of christians among themselves, united under the same head, having the same spirit dwelling in them, and possessing the same graces, faith, love, hope, etc.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
UNIT
U "nit, n. Etym: [Abbrev. from unity. ]
1. A single thing or person.
2. (Arith.)
Defn: The least whole number; one. Units are the integral parts of any large number. I. Watts.
3. A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. Camden.
4. 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.
5. (Math. )
Defn: A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. Abstract unit, the unit of numeration; one taken in the abstract; the number represented by 1. The term is used in distinction from concrete, or determinate, unit, that is, a unit in which the kind of thing is expressed; a unit of measure or value; as 1 foot, 1 dollar, 1 pound, and the like. -- Complex unit (Theory of Numbers ), an imaginary number of the form a + b-1, when a2 + b2 = 1. -- Duodecimal unit, a unit in the scale of numbers increasing or decreasing by twelves. -- Fractional unit, the unit of a fraction; the reciprocal of the denominator; thus, unit of the fraction -- Integral unit, the unit of integral numbers, or 1. -- Physical unit, a value or magnitude conventionally adopted as a unit or standard in physical measurements. The various physical units are usually based on given units of length, mass, and time, and on the density or other properties of some substance, for example, water. See Dyne, Erg, Farad, Ohm, Poundal, etc. -- Unit deme (Biol.), a unit of the inferior order or orders of individuality. -- Unit jar (Elec.), a small, insulated Leyden jar, placed between the electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar. -- Unit of heat (Physics ), a determinate quantity of heat adopted as a unit of measure; a thermal unit (see under Thermal ). Water is the substance generally employed, the unit being one gram or one pound, and the temperature interval one degree of the Centigrade or Fahrenheit scale. When referred to the gram, it is called the gram degree. The British unit of heat, or thermal unit, used by engineers in England and in the United States, is the quantity of heat necessary to raise one pound of pure water at and near its temperature of greatest density (39.1º Fahr. ) through one degree of the Fahrenheit scale. Rankine. -- Unit of illumination, the light of a sperm candle burning 12 grains per hour. Standard gas, burning at the rate of five cubic feet per hour, must have an illuminating power equal to that of fourteen such candles. -- Unit of measure (as of length, surface, volume, dry measure, liquid measure, money, weight, time, and the like ), in general, a determinate quantity or magnitude of the kind designated, taken as a standard of comparison for others of the same kind, in assigning to them numerical values, as 1 foot, 1 yard, 1 mile, 1 square foot, 1 square yard, 1 cubic foot, 1 peck, 1 bushel, 1 gallon, 1 cent, 1 ounce, 1 pound, 1 hour, and the like; more specifically, the fundamental unit adopted in any system of weights, measures, or money, by which its several denominations are regulated, and which is itself defined by comparison with some known magnitude, either natural or empirical, as, in the United States, the dollar for money, the pound avoirdupois for weight, the yard for length, the gallon of 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of water at 39.8º Fahr. (about 231 cubic inches ) for liquid measure, etc. ; in Great Britain, the pound sterling, the pound troy, the yard, or -- Unit of power. (Mach. ) See Horse power. -- Unit of resistance. (Elec.) See Resistance, n., 4, and Ohm. -- Unit of work (Physics ), the amount of work done by a unit force acting through a unit distance, or the amount required to lift a unit weight through a unit distance against gravitation. See Erg, Foot Pound, Kilogrammeter. -- Unit stress (Mech. Physics ), stress per unit of area; intensity of stress. It is expressed in ounces, pounds, tons, etc. , per square inch, square foot, or square yard, etc. , or in atmospheres, or inches of mercury or water, or the like.
UNITABLE
UNITABLE U *nit "a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of union by growth or otherwise. Owen.
UNITARIAN
U `ni *ta "ri *an, n. Etym: [Cf. F. unitaire, unitairien, NL. unitarius.See Unity. ]
1. (Theol.)
Defn: One who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, believing that God exists only in one person; a unipersonalist; also, one of a denomination of Christians holding this belief.
2. One who rejects the principle of dualism.
3. A monotheist. [R.] Fleming.
UNITARIAN
UNITARIAN U `ni *ta "ri *an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Unitarians, or their doctrines.
UNITARIANISM
U `ni *ta "ri *an *ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. unitairianisme.]
Defn: The doctrines of Unitarians.
UNITARIANIZE
UNITARIANIZE U `ni *ta "ri *an *ize, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p Unitarianized; p. pr. &vb. n. Unitarianizing.]
Defn: To change or turn to Unitarian views.
UNITARY
UNITARY U "nit *a *ry, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a unit or units; relating to unity; as, the unitary method in arithmetic.
2. Of the nature of a unit; not divided; united. Unitary theory (Chem. ), the modern theory that the molecules of all complete compounds are units, whose parts are bound together in definite structure, with mutual and reciprocal influence on each other, and are not mere aggregations of more or less complex groups; -- distinguished from the dualistic theory.
UNITE
U *nite ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. United; p. pr. & vb. n. Uniting. ] Etym: [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one. See One. ]
1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies.
2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach. Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as one individual soul. Milton. The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship. Clarendon.
Syn. -- To add; join; annex; attach. See Add.
UNITE
UNITE U *nite ", v. i.
1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.
2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition.
UNITE
U *nite ", a Etym: [L. unitus, p. p. See Unite, v. t.]
Defn: United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs. ] J. Webster.
UNITED
UNITED U *nit "ed, a.
Defn: Combined; joined; made one. United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n. -- United flowers (Bot. ), flowers which have the stamens and pistils in the same flower. -- The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named since January 1, 18 1, when the Legislative Union went into operation. -- United Greeks (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; -- called also uniats.
UNITEDLY
UNITEDLY U *nit "ed *ly, adv.
Defn: In an united manner. Dryden.
UNITER
UNITER U *nit "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, unites.
UNITERABLE
UNITERABLE U *nit "er *a *ble, a.
Defn: Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. [Obs. ] "To play away an uniterable life. " Sir T. Browne.
UNITION
U *ni "tion, n. Etym: [LL. unitio, from L. unire. See Unite, v. t.]
Defn: The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction. [Obs. ] Wiseman.
UNITIVE
U "ni *tive, a. Etym: [LL. unitivus: cf. F. unitif.]
Defn: Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union. Jer. Taylor.
UNITIVELY
UNITIVELY U "ni *tive *ly, adv.
Defn: In a unitive manner. Cudworth.
UNITIZE
U "nit *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unitized; p. pr. & vb. n. Unitizing.]
Defn: To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to unify.
UNITUDE
UNITUDE U "ni *tude, n.
Defn: Unity. [R.] H. Spenser.
UNITY
U "ni *ty, n.; pl. Unities. Etym: [OE. unite, F. unité, L. unitas, from unus one. See One, and cf. Unit. ]
1. The state of being one; oneness. Whatever we can consider as one thing suggests to the understanding the idea of unity. Locks.
Note: Unity is affirmed of a simple substance or indivisible monad, or of several particles or parts so intimately and closely united as to constitute a separate body or thing. See the Synonyms under Union.
2. Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1.
3. (Math. )
Defn: Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity.
Note: The number 1, when it is not applied to any particular thing, is generally called unity.
4. (Poetry & Rhet.)
Defn: In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc. , the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition.
Note: In the Greek drama, the three unities required were those of action, of time, and of place; that is, that there should be but one main plot; that the time supposed should not exceed twenty-four hours; and that the place of the action before the spectators should be one and the same throughout the piece.
5. (Fine Arts & Mus. )
Defn: Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character.
6. (Law )
Defn: The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
Note: The properties of it are derived from its unity, which is fourfold; unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession; in other words, joint tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession. Unity of possession is also a joint possession of two rights in the same thing by several titles, as when a man, having a lease of land, afterward buys the fee simple, or, having an easement in the land of another, buys the servient estate.
At unity, at one. -- Unity of type. (Biol.) See under Type.
Syn. -- Union; oneness; junction; concord; harmony. See Union.
New American Oxford Dictionary
unit
u nit |ˈyo͞onit ˈjunət | ▶noun 1 an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole: the family unit | large areas of land made up of smaller units | the sentence as a unit of grammar. • a device that has a specified function, esp. one forming part of a complex mechanism: the gearbox and transmission unit. • a piece of furniture or equipment for fitting with others like it or made of complementary parts: a sink unit. • a self-contained section of accommodations in a larger building or group of buildings: one- and two-bedroom units. • a part of an institution such as a hospital having a special function: the intensive care unit. • a subdivision of a larger military grouping: he returned to Germany with his unit. • an amount of educational instruction, typically determined by the number of hours spent in class: students take three compulsory core units. • an item manufactured: [ as modifier ] : unit cost. • a police car: he eased into his unit and flicked the siren on. 2 a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed: a unit of measurement | fifty units of electricity. 3 the number one. • (units ) the digit before the decimal point in decimal notation, representing an integer less than ten. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a mathematical term ): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit .
UNITA
UNITA |ˌyo͞oˈnētə juˈnidɑ | an Angolan nationalist movement founded in 1966 by Jonas Savimbi (1934 –2002 ) to fight Portuguese rule. After independence was achieved in 1975, UNITA continued to fight against the ruling Marxist MPLA, with help from South Africa. ORIGIN acronym from Portuguese União Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola .
UNITAR
UNITAR |juːˈniːtɑː | ▶abbreviation United Nations Institute for Training and Research.
unitard
u ni tard |ˈyo͞onəˌtärd ˈjunətɑrd | ▶noun a tight-fitting one-piece garment of stretchable fabric that covers the body from the neck to the knees or feet. ORIGIN 1960s: from uni- ‘single ’ + leotard .
Unitarian
U ni tar i an |ˌyo͞oniˈte (ə )rēən ˌjunəˈtɛriən | ▶noun Theology a person, esp. a Christian, who asserts the unity of God and rejects the doctrine of the Trinity. • a member of a church or religious body maintaining such beliefs and typically rejecting formal dogma in favor of a rationalist approach to belief. ▶adjective of or relating to the Unitarians. DERIVATIVES U ni tar i an ism |-ˌnizəm |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from modern Latin unitarius (from Latin unitas ‘unity ’) + -an .
Unitarian Universalism
U ni tar i an U ni ver sal ism |ˌyo͞onəˈvərsəˌlizəm ˌjunəˌteriən ˌjunəˈvərsəlɪzəm | ▶noun the religious denomination formed in 1961 by the merger of the Unitarians and the Universalists. DERIVATIVES U ni tar i an U ni ver sal ist adjective
unitarist
unitarist |ˈjuːnɪt (ə )rɪst | ▶noun an advocate of a unitary system of government.
unitary
u ni tar y |ˈyo͞oniˌterē ˈjunəˌtɛri | ▶adjective 1 forming a single or uniform entity: a sort of unitary wholeness. • of or relating to a system of government or organization in which the powers of the separate constituent parts are vested in a central body: a unitary rather than a federal state. 2 of or relating to a unit or units. DERIVATIVES u ni tar i ly |ˈyo͞onəˌterəlē, ˌyo͞onəˈte (ə )r- |adverb, u ni tar i ty |ˌyo͞onəˈte (ə )ritē |noun
unitary authority
unitary authority |juːnɪtriɔːˈθɒrəti |(also unitary council ) ▶noun (chiefly in the UK ) an administrative division of local government established in place of, or as an alternative to, a two-tier system of local councils.
Unitas, Johnny
U ni tas, Johnny |yo͞oˈnītəs juˈnaɪtəs | (1933 –2002 ), US football player; full name John Constantine Unitas. A quarterback with the Baltimore Colts 1956 –72, he led them to three NFL titles in 1958, 1959, and 1968 and a Super Bowl win in 1971. He also played for the San Diego Chargers 1972 –73. Football Hall of Fame (1979 ).
unit cell
u nit cell ▶noun Crystallography the smallest group of atoms of a substance that has the overall symmetry of a crystal of that substance, and from which the entire lattice can be built up by repetition in three dimensions.
unite
u nite |yo͞oˈnīt juˈnaɪt | ▶verb come or bring together for a common purpose or action: [ no obj. ] : he called on the party to unite | [ with obj. ] : they are united by their love of cars. • come or bring together to form a unit or whole, esp. in a political context: [ no obj. ] : the two Germanys officially united | [ with obj. ] : he aimed to unite Italy and Sicily under his imperial crown | his work unites theory and practice. • [ with obj. ] archaic join in marriage. DERIVATIVES u ni tive |ˈyo͞onətiv, yo͞oˈnī - |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin unit- ‘joined together, ’ from the verb unire, from unus ‘one. ’
united
u nit ed |yo͞oˈnītid juˈnaɪdɪd | ▶adjective joined together politically, for a common purpose, or by common feelings: women acting together in a united way. • chiefly Brit. used in names of soccer and other sports teams formed by amalgamation: Oxford United. DERIVATIVES u nit ed ly adverb
United Arab Emirates
U nit ed Ar ab E mir ates |junaɪtɪdærəbˈemɪrəts |(abbr.: UAE ) an independent state on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf, west of the Gulf of Oman; pop. 4,798,500 (est. 2009 ); capital, Abu Dhabi; official language, Arabic. The United Arab Emirates was formed in 1971 by the federation of the independent sheikhdoms formerly called the Trucial States: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah (joined early 1972 ), Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain.
United Arab Republic
U nit ed Ar ab Re pub lic (abbr.: UAR ) a former political union established by Egypt and Syria in 1958. It was seen as the first step toward the creation of a pan-Arab union in the Middle East, but only Yemen entered into loose association with it 1958 –66 and Syria withdrew in 1961. Egypt retained the name United Arab Republic until 1971.
United Artists
U nit ed Art ists |junaɪtɪdˈɑːtɪsts | a movie production company founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D. W. Griffith.
United Brethren
U nit ed Breth ren ▶plural noun a Protestant denomination founded in the US in 1800.
United Free Church
United Free Church a Presbyterian Church in Scotland formed in 1900 by the union of the Free Church of Scotland with the United Presbyterian Church. In 1929 the majority of its congregation joined the established Church of Scotland.
United Kingdom
U nit ed King dom |juˈnaɪdɪd ˈkɪŋdəm |(abbr.: UK ) a country in western Europe that consists of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland; pop. 61,113,200 (est. 2009 ); capital, London. Full name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England (which had incorporated Wales in the 16th century ) and Scotland have had the same monarch since 1603, when James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English crown as James I; the kingdoms were formally united by the Act of Union in 1707. An Act of Parliament joined Great Britain and Ireland in 1801, but the Irish Free State (later the Republic of Ireland ) broke away in 1921. The UK became a member of the EC (now the EU ) in 1973.
United Nations
U nit ed Na tions |juˈˌnaɪdɪd ˈneɪʃənz |(abbr.: UN ) an international organization of countries set up in 1945, in succession to the League of Nations, to promote international peace, security, and cooperation. The members of the United Nations, originally the countries that fought against the Axis Powers in the Second World War, now number 192 and include most sovereign states of the world. Administration is by a secretariat headed by a secretary general. The chief deliberative body is the General Assembly, in which each member state has one vote; recommendations are passed but are not binding on members and generally have had little effect on world politics. The Security Council bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security and may call on members to take action, chiefly peacekeeping action, to enforce its decisions. The UN's headquarters are in New York City.
United Presbyterian Church
United Pres ¦by |ter ¦ian Church a Presbyterian Church in Scotland formed in 1847. In 1900 it joined with the Free Church of Scotland to form the United Free Church.
United Provinces
U nit ed Prov inc es historical 1 the seven provinces united in 1579 that formed the basis of the republic of the Netherlands. 2 an Indian administrative division formed by the union of Agra and Oudh that has been called Uttar Pradesh since 1950.
United Provinces of Central America
United Provinces of Central Amer |ica a former federal republic in Central America, formed in 1823 to unite the states of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, all newly independent from Spain. The federation collapsed in 1838.
United Reformed Church
United Reformed Church a Church formed in 1972 by the union of the Congregational Church in England and Wales with the Presbyterian Church in England. Most of the Churches of Christ in the UK joined the union in 1981. usage: The correct term is United Reformed Church, although it is sometimes called United Reform Church in general use.
United States
U nit ed States (abbr.: US or U.S. ) a country that occupies most of the southern half of North America as well as Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands; pop. 304,059,724 (est. 2008 ); capital, Washington, DC. Full name United States of America. The US is a federal republic comprising 50 states and the Federal District of Columbia. It originated in the American Revolution, the successful rebellion of the colonies on the eastern coast against British rule in 1775 –83. The original 13 states that formed the Union drew up a federal constitution in 1787, and George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. In the 19th century the territory of the US was extended across the continent through the westward spread of pioneers and settlers and acquisitions such as that of Texas and California from Mexico in the 1840s. After a long period of isolation in foreign affairs, the US participated on the Allied side in both world wars and emerged from the Cold War as the world's leading military and economic power.
unitholder
unit |hold ¦er |ˈjuːnɪthəʊldə | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a person with an investment in a unit trust.
unitize
u nit ize |ˈyo͞onəˌtīz ˈjunətaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. unitized ) form into a single unit by combining parts into a whole: a six-cylinder engine and a unitized body with thousands of welds. • package (cargo ) into unit loads: a unitized load.
unit-linked
unit-linked ▶adjective Brit. denoting or relating to a life assurance policy or other investment in which the premiums or payments are invested in a unit trust.
unit membrane
u nit mem brane ▶noun Biology a lipoprotein membrane that encloses many cells and cell organelles and is composed of two electron-dense layers enclosing a less dense layer.
unit pricing
u nit pric ing ▶noun identification of and labeling of items for sale with the retail price per unit, permitting easier price comparisons among similar products in different sized containers.
unit train
u nit train ▶noun a train transporting a single commodity.
unit trust
u nit trust |ˈˌjunə (t ) ˈˌtrəst | ▶noun British term for mutual fund.
unit vector
u nit vec tor ▶noun Mathematics a vector that has a magnitude of one.
unity
u ni ty |ˈyo͞onətē ˈjunədi | ▶noun ( pl. unities ) 1 the state of being united or joined as a whole: European unity | their leaders called for unity between opposing factions. • the state of forming a complete and pleasing whole, esp. in an artistic context: the repeated phrase gives the piece unity and cohesion. • a thing forming a complex whole: they speak of the three parts as a unity. • in Aristotle's Poetics, each of the three dramatic principles requiring limitation of the supposed time of a drama to that occupied in acting it or to a single day (unity of time ), use of one scene throughout (unity of place ), and concentration on the development of a single plot (unity of action ). 2 Mathematics chiefly Brit. the number one. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French unite, from Latin unitas, from unus ‘one. ’
Oxford Dictionary
unit
unit |ˈjuːnɪt | ▶noun 1 an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole: large areas of land made up of smaller units | the sentence as a unit of grammar | the family unit. • a self-contained section in a building or group of buildings: one- and two-bedroom units. • a department of an institution with a specific function: the intensive-care unit. • a subdivision of a larger military grouping: he returned to Germany with his unit. • a self-contained part of an educational course: students take three compulsory core units. • a single manufactured item: [ as modifier ] : unit cost. • Brit. the smallest measure of investment in a unit trust. 2 a device that has a specified function, especially one forming part of a complex mechanism: the gearbox and transmission unit. • a piece of furniture or equipment for fitting with others like it or made of complementary parts: a sink unit. • US a police car: he eased into his unit and flicked the siren on. 3 a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed: a unit of measurement | fifty units of electricity. 4 the number one. • (units ) the digit before the decimal point in decimal notation, representing an integer less than ten. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a mathematical term ): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit .
UNITA
UNITA |juːˈniːtə | an Angolan nationalist movement founded in 1966 by Jonas Savimbi (1934 –2002 ) to fight Portuguese rule. After independence was achieved in 1975 UNITA continued to fight against the ruling Marxist MPLA; a ceasefire was agreed in 2002. ORIGIN acronym from Portuguese União Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola .
UNITAR
UNITAR |juːˈniːtɑː | ▶abbreviation United Nations Institute for Training and Research.
unitard
unitard |ˈjuːnɪtɑːd | ▶noun a tight-fitting one-piece garment of stretchable fabric which covers the body from the neck to the knees or feet. ORIGIN 1960s: from uni- ‘single ’ + leotard .
Unitarian
Unitarian |ˌjuːnɪˈtɛːrɪən |Christian Theology ▶noun a person who asserts the unity of God and rejects the doctrine of the Trinity. • a member of a Church or religious body maintaining this belief and typically rejecting formal dogma in favour of a rationalist and inclusivist approach to belief. ▶adjective relating to the Unitarians. DERIVATIVES Unitarianism noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from modern Latin unitarius (from Latin unitas ‘unity ’) + -an .
Unitarian Universalism
U ni tar i an U ni ver sal ism |ˌyo͞onəˈvərsəˌlizəm ˌjunəˌteriən ˌjunəˈvərsəlɪzəm | ▶noun the religious denomination formed in 1961 by the merger of the Unitarians and the Universalists. DERIVATIVES U ni tar i an U ni ver sal ist adjective
unitarist
unitarist |ˈjuːnɪt (ə )rɪst | ▶noun an advocate of a unitary system of government.
unitary
unitary |ˈjuːnɪt (ə )ri | ▶adjective 1 forming a single or uniform entity: a sort of unitary wholeness. • relating to a system of government or organization in which the powers of the constituent parts are vested in a central body: a unitary rather than a federal state. 2 relating to a unit or units. DERIVATIVES unitarily adverb, unitarity |-ˈtarɪti |noun
unitary authority
unitary authority |juːnɪtriɔːˈθɒrəti |(also unitary council ) ▶noun (chiefly in the UK ) an administrative division of local government established in place of, or as an alternative to, a two-tier system of local councils.
Unitas, Johnny
U ni tas, Johnny |yo͞oˈnītəs juˈnaɪtəs | (1933 –2002 ), US football player; full name John Constantine Unitas. A quarterback with the Baltimore Colts 1956 –72, he led them to three NFL titles in 1958, 1959, and 1968 and a Super Bowl win in 1971. He also played for the San Diego Chargers 1972 –73. Football Hall of Fame (1979 ).
unit cell
unit cell ▶noun Crystallography the smallest group of atoms which has the overall symmetry of a crystal, and from which the entire lattice can be built up by repetition in three dimensions.
unite
unite |juːˈnʌɪt | ▶verb come or bring together for a common purpose or action: [ no obj. ] : he called on the party to unite | [ with obj. ] : they are united by their love of cars. • come or bring together to form a whole: [ no obj. ] : the two Germanys officially united | [ with obj. ] : his work unites theory and practice. • [ with obj. ] archaic join in marriage: Lady Midlothian united herself to a man of bad character. DERIVATIVES unitive |ˈjuːnɪtɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin unit- ‘joined together ’, from the verb unire, from unus ‘one ’.
united
united |juˈnʌɪtɪd | ▶adjective joined together politically, for a common purpose, or by common feelings: women acting together in a united way. • Brit. used in names of soccer and other sports teams formed by amalgamation: Oxford United. DERIVATIVES unitedly adverb
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates |junʌɪtɪd arəb ˈɛmɪrəts |(abbrev.: UAE ) an independent state on the south coast of the Persian Gulf, west of the Gulf of Oman; pop. 4,798,500 (est. 2009 ); official language, Arabic; capital, Abu Dhabi. The United Arab Emirates was formed in 1971 by the federation of the independent sheikhdoms formerly called the Trucial States: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah (joined early 1972 ), Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain.
United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic (abbrev.: UAR ) a former political union established by Egypt and Syria in 1958. It was seen as the first step towards the creation of a pan-Arab union in the Middle East, but only Yemen entered into loose association with it (1958 –66 ) and Syria withdrew in 1961. Egypt retained the name United Arab Republic until 1971.
United Artists
United Artists |junʌɪtɪdˈɑːtɪsts | a US film production company founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D. W. Griffith.
United Brethren
U nit ed Breth ren ▶plural noun a Protestant denomination founded in the US in 1800.
United Free Church
United Free Church a Presbyterian Church in Scotland formed in 1900 by the union of the Free Church of Scotland with the United Presbyterian Church. In 1929 the majority of its congregation joined the established Church of Scotland.
United Kingdom
United Kingdom (abbrev.: UK ) a country of western Europe consisting of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland; pop. 61,113,200 (est. 2009 ); capital, London. Full name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England (which had incorporated Wales in the 16th century ) and Scotland have had the same monarch since 1603, when James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English crown as James I; the kingdoms were formally united by the Act of Union in 1707. An Act of Parliament joined Great Britain and Ireland in 1801, but the Irish Free State (later the Republic of Ireland ) broke away in 1921. The UK became a member of the EC (now the EU ) in 1973.
United Nations
United Nations (abbrev.: UN ) an international organization of countries set up in 1945, in succession to the League of Nations, to promote international peace, security, and cooperation. Its members, originally the countries that fought against the Axis Powers in the Second World War, now number almost 200 and include most sovereign states of the world. Administration is by a secretariat headed by the Secretary General. The chief deliberative body is the General Assembly, in which each member state has one vote; recommendations are passed but are not binding on members, and in general have had little effect on world politics. The Security Council bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security, and may call on members to take action, chiefly peacekeeping action, to enforce its decisions. The UN's headquarters are in New York.
United Presbyterian Church
United Pres ¦by |ter ¦ian Church a Presbyterian Church in Scotland formed in 1847. In 1900 it joined with the Free Church of Scotland to form the United Free Church.
United Provinces
United Provinces historical 1 the seven provinces united in 1579 and forming the basis of the republic of the Netherlands. 2 an Indian administrative division formed by the union of Agra and Oudh and called Uttar Pradesh since 1950.
United Provinces of Central America
United Provinces of Central Amer |ica a former federal republic in Central America, formed in 1823 to unite the states of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, all newly independent from Spain. The federation collapsed in 1838.
United Reformed Church
United Reformed Church a Church formed in 1972 by the union of the Congregational Church in England and Wales with the Presbyterian Church in England. Most of the Churches of Christ in the UK joined the union in 1981. usage: The correct term is United Reformed Church, although it is sometimes called United Reform Church in general use.
United States
United States (abbrev.: US or USA ) a country occupying most of the southern half of North America and including also Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands; pop. 304,059,724 (est. 2008 ); capital, Washington, DC. Full name United States of America. The US is a federal republic comprising fifty states and the Federal District of Columbia. It originated in the American War of Independence, the successful rebellion of the British colonies on the east coast in 1775 –83. The original thirteen states which formed the Union drew up a federal constitution in 1787, and George Washington was elected the first President in 1789. In the 19th century the territory of the US was extended across the continent through the westward spread of pioneers and settlers (at the expense of the American Indian peoples ), and acquisitions such as that of Texas and California from Mexico in the 1840s. After a long period of isolation in foreign affairs the US participated on the Allied side in both world wars, and came out of the Cold War as the world's leading military and economic power.
unitholder
unit |hold ¦er |ˈjuːnɪthəʊldə | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a person with an investment in a unit trust.
unitize
unitize |ˈjuːnɪtʌɪz |(also unitise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] form into a unit; unite into a whole. • (usu. as adj. unitized ) package (cargo ) into unit loads: a unitized load. • convert (an investment trust ) into a unit trust.
unit-linked
unit-linked ▶adjective Brit. denoting or relating to a life assurance policy or other investment in which the premiums or payments are invested in a unit trust.
unit matrix
unit ma ¦trix ▶noun another term for identity matrix.
unit membrane
unit mem |brane ▶noun Biology a lipoprotein membrane which encloses many cells and cell organelles and is composed of two electron-dense layers enclosing a less dense layer.
unit pricing
u nit pric ing ▶noun identification of and labeling of items for sale with the retail price per unit, permitting easier price comparisons among similar products in different sized containers.
unit train
unit train ▶noun N. Amer. a train transporting a single commodity.
unit trust
unit trust ▶noun Brit. a trust formed to manage a portfolio of stock exchange securities, in which small investors can buy units.
unit vector
unit vec ¦tor ▶noun Mathematics a vector which has a magnitude of one.
unity
unity |ˈjuːnɪti | ▶noun ( pl. unities ) [ mass noun ] 1 the state of being united or joined as a whole: European unity | ways of preserving family unity. • the state of forming a complete and harmonious whole, especially in an artistic context: the repeated phrase gives the piece unity and cohesion. • [ count noun ] a thing forming a complex whole: they speak of the three parts as a unity. 2 Mathematics the number one. 3 [ count noun ] each of the three dramatic principles requiring limitation of the supposed time of a drama to that occupied in acting it or to a single day (unity of time ), use of one scene throughout (unity of place ), and concentration on the development of a single plot (unity of action ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French unite, from Latin unitas, from unus ‘one ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
unit
unit noun 1 the family is the fundamental unit of society: component, element, building block, constituent; subdivision. 2 a unit of currency: quantity, measure, denomination. 3 a guerrilla unit: detachment, contingent, division, company, squadron, corps, regiment, brigade, platoon, battalion; cell, faction.
unite
unite verb 1 uniting the municipalities: unify, join, link, connect, combine, amalgamate, fuse, weld, bond, wed, marry, bring together, knit together, splice. ANTONYMS divide. 2 environmentalists and union activists united to demand changes: join together, join forces, combine, band together, ally, cooperate, collaborate, work together, pull together, team up, hitch up, hook up, twin. ANTONYMS split. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See join . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
united
united adjective 1 a united Germany: unified, integrated, amalgamated, joined, merged; federal, confederate. 2 a united response: common, shared, joint, combined, communal, cooperative, collective, collaborative, concerted; Brit. informal joined-up. 3 they were united in their views: unanimous, in agreement, agreed, in unison, of the same opinion, like-minded, as one, in accord, in harmony, in unity.
United States of America
United States of America noun citizens of the United States of America: USA, U.S., US, America; informal the States, the U.S. of A., the US of A, the land of the free, Uncle Sam; literary Columbia.
unity
unity noun 1 European unity: union, unification, integration, amalgamation; coalition, federation, confederation. ANTONYMS division. 2 unity between alliance members: harmony, accord, cooperation, collaboration, agreement, consensus, solidarity; formal concord, concordance. ANTONYMS strife, discord. 3 the organic unity of the universe: oneness, singleness, wholeness, uniformity, homogeneity.
Oxford Thesaurus
unit
unit noun 1 the family is the fundamental unit of British society: component, part, section, element, constituent, subdivision, portion, segment, module, item, member, ingredient, factor, feature, piece, fragment; entity, whole, discrete item. 2 the farthing was still a useful unit of currency: quantity, measure, measurement, denomination, value. 3 a guerrilla unit: detachment, contingent, outfit, section, division, company, squadron, corps, regiment, brigade, platoon, battalion, force, garrison, legion, formation, crew, squad, detail; cell, faction.
unite
unite verb 1 what the land needs is a champion, someone to unite the people and restore order: unify, join, link, connect, combine, amalgamate, fuse, integrate, weld, bond, stick together, bring together, knit together; glue, cement, coalesce. ANTONYMS divide, separate. 2 environmentalists and union activists united to demand changes: join together, join forces, combine, associate, band together, club together, ally, cooperate, collaborate, work together, act together, pull together, get together, team up, go into partnership, work side by side, pool resources; informal gang up. ANTONYMS split. 3 in his designs he sought to unite comfort with elegance: merge, mix, blend, mingle, combine, synthesize, commix, admix, intermix, commingle, homogenize.
united
united adjective 1 a united Germany: unified, integrated, consolidated, amalgamated, joined, merged, banded together; federal, federated, confederate. ANTONYMS divided, separated. 2 the parties must decide on a united response to the proposals: common, shared, joint, combined, corporate, mutual, communal, allied, cooperative, collective, collaborative, aggregate, undivided, solid, consistent, concerted, pooled, cross-party. ANTONYMS different. 3 they were united in their views: in agreement, agreed, in unison, of the same opinion, of the same mind, of like mind, like-minded, at one, as one, in accord, in concord, unanimous, in sympathy, in rapport, in harmony, in unity, shoulder to shoulder. ANTONYMS disagreeing, differing.
United States of America
United States of America noun the States, the land of the free, God's own country; informal the US of A; literary Columbia.
unity
unity noun 1 some officials saw European unity as the solution: union, unification, integration, amalgamation; coalition, federation, confederation. ANTONYMS division, disunity. 2 their leaders called for unity between opposing factions: harmony, accord, concord, concurrence, cooperation, collaboration, agreement, unanimity, consensus, assent, concert, togetherness, solidarity, like-mindedness, peace, synthesis. ANTONYMS discord, strife. 3 they believed in the organic unity of the whole universe: oneness, singleness, wholeness, entity, integrity, undividedness, cohesion, coherence, congruity, congruence, uniformity, homogeneity, identity, sameness. ANTONYMS disunity.
Duden Dictionary
Unit
Unit Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈjuːnɪt |die Unit; Genitiv: der Unit, Plural: die Units englisch unit, rückgebildet aus: unity < mittelenglisch unite < altfranzösisch unite (französisch unité ) < lateinisch unitas, Unität 1 Pädagogik [Lern ]einheit im Unterrichtsprogramm 2 Technik fertige Einheit eines technischen Gerätes 3 Jargon Gruppe, Team
unitär
uni tär Adjektiv |unit ä r |lateinisch-neulateinisch unitarisch
Unitarier
Uni ta ri er Substantiv, maskulin christliche Theologie , der |Unit a rier |Vertreter einer nachreformatorischen kirchlichen Richtung, die die Einheit Gottes betont und die Lehre von der Trinität teilweise oder ganz verwirft
Unitarierin
Uni ta ri e rin , Uni ta ri erin Substantiv, feminin , die |Unit a rierin |weibliche Form zu Unitarier
unitarisch
uni ta risch Adjektiv |unit a risch |1 bildungssprachlich Einigung bezweckend oder erstrebend 2 christliche Theologie die Lehre der Unitarier betreffend
Unitarisierung
Uni ta ri sie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Unitaris ie rung |die Unitarisierung; Genitiv: der Unitarisierung Unitarismus 1
Unitarismus
Uni ta ris mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Unitar i smus |1 Politik Bestreben innerhalb eines Staatenverbandes oder Bundesstaates, die Zentralmacht zu stärken 2 christliche Theologie theologische Lehre der Unitarier
Unitarist
Uni ta rist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Unitar i st |der Unitarist; Genitiv: des Unitaristen, Plural: die Unitaristen Vertreter, Anhänger des Unitarismus
Unitaristin
Uni ta ris tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Unitar i stin |die Unitaristin; Genitiv: der Unitaristin, Plural: die Unitaristinnen weibliche Form zu Unitarist
unitaristisch
uni ta ris tisch Adjektiv |unitar i stisch |den Unitarismus betreffend, auf ihm beruhend
Unität
Uni tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Unit ä t |lateinisch unitas, zu: unus = einer, ein Einziger 1 a bildungssprachlich Einheit, Übereinstimmung b bildungssprachlich Einzig [artig ]keit 2 scherzhaft Kurzwort für: Universität 1
Unitätslehre
Uni täts leh re Substantiv, feminin , die |Unit ä tslehre |die Unitätslehre; Genitiv: der Unitätslehre lateinisch ; deutsch Unitarismus 3
United Nations
Uni ted Na tions Pluralwort , die |juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz |Pluraletantum englisch united nations = vereinte Nationen englische Bezeichnung für die Vereinten Nationen Abkürzung: UN
United Press International
Uni ted Press In ter na tio nal Substantiv, feminin , die |United Pr e ss International - - ɪntɐˈnɛʃənl̩ |die United Press International; Genitiv: der United Press International englisch eine US-amerikanische Nachrichtenagentur; Abkürzung UPI
United States [of America]
Uni ted States [of Ame ri ca ]Pluralwort , die |- ˈsteːt͜s (- ɛˈmɛrikə )|Plural Vereinigte Staaten [von Amerika ]; Abkürzung US [A ]
unitonico
uni to ni co Adverb Musik |unit o nico |lateinisch-italienisch in einer Tonart
French Dictionary
unitaire
unitaire adj. adjectif Relatif à une unité. : Un prix unitaire de 100 $: tous ces objets sont vendus au même prix. Note Orthographique unit aire.
unité
unité n. f. nom féminin 1 Qualité de ce qui forme un tout. : L ’unité du groupe est à refaire. 2 Caractère de ce qui est unique (par opposition à pluralité ). : Généralement, on n ’achète pas les œufs à l ’unité; ils sont emballés par 6 ou par 12. 3 Nombre inférieur à dix. : Dans le nombre 732, le chiffre 2 correspond à celui des unités. 4 Grandeur type servant de base à la mesure des autres grandeurs. : Les unités de mesure que nous utilisons appartiennent au SI. tableau – symbole. 5 administration Structure organisée au sein d ’un ensemble plus vaste. : Le Service de la comptabilité est l ’une des unités administratives de cet établissement. LOCUTIONS Unité de valeur. Étalon servant à exprimer la valeur numérique attribuée à la charge de travail exigée pour l ’atteinte des objectifs d ’une activité de formation ou de recherche. SYNONYME crédit . Unité monétaire. Unité de valeur définie par référence à l ’emplacement géographique des autorités monétaires responsables. : Le dollar, l ’euro sont des unités monétaires.
Spanish Dictionary
unitario, -ria
unitario, -ria adjetivo 1 Que está formado por una sola unidad :conjunto unitario; viviendas unitarias o colectivas .2 Que busca la unidad o desea conservarla :a pesar de sus esfuerzos unitarios, el país se fragmentó en múltiples Estados; el "Libro de los muertos " no es una obra unitaria, sino un conjunto de composiciones distintas, algo similar a lo que sucede con la Biblia .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es partidario del unitarismo .4 [persona ] Que pertenecía a una corriente política argentina que a mediados del siglo xix propugnó un Estado central del cual deberían depender el conjunto de las provincias del país, y que fue contemporánea y opositora de los federales :una de las principales figuras de los unitarios fue Justo José de Urquiza .5 adjetivo Relativo a esta corriente política :mi familia, que era unitaria, vivía en la capital .
unitarismo
unitarismo nombre masculino 1 Doctrina política favorable a la unidad y centralización del poder entre las regiones de un mismo estado o entre los estados que pertenecen a una misma comunidad política internacional .2 Corriente cristiana protestante que niega la existencia de la Trinidad y no reconoce en Dios más que una sola persona :el unitarismo creció en importancia en el siglo xix en los países anglosajones y en Estados Unidos de América .
unitivo, -va
unitivo, -va adjetivo Que une o sirve para unir :se ha intentado establecer un criterio unitivo de todos esos elementos de cultura que se nos presentan desordenados . VÉASE vía unitiva .
Sanseido Dictionary
UNITA
UNITA 〖ポルトガル União Nacional para Indêpendencia Total de Angola 〗アンゴラ全面独立民族同盟 。MPLA （アンゴラ解放人民運動 ）と抗争を続ける組織 。
UNITAF
UNITAF 〖 United Task Force 〗統合機動部隊 。ソマリアで平和維持活動に当たったアメリカ主導の多国籍軍 。1993 年 ，事実上 UNOSOM と交替 。
UNITAR
UNITAR 〖 United Nations Institute for Training and Research 〗国連訓練調査研修所 。国家公務員を国際協力活動のために訓練することを目的とする機関 。1963 年設立 。
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
unit
u nit /júːnɪt /〖un ity ＋dig it 〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 (全体を構成する )単位 ; 1人, 1個 ▸ The family is the basic unit of society .家族は社会の基本単位である 2 〖集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗(ある目的のもとに構成された )一団, 集団 ; (軍隊などの )部隊 ▸ a medical unit 医療チーム ▸ a police unit 警察部隊 3 (組織などで )部門, 部署 ▸ a psychiatric unit (病院の )精神科 4 (測定 通貨などの )単位 ▸ a unit of length 長さの単位 5 (家具などの )ユニット ▸ a storage unit 収納ユニット 6 (ある特定の機能をもった )装置, 器具 ; (機械などの )構成部品 ▸ an air-conditioning unit 冷暖房装置 7 (教科書の )単元, 課 .8 ｟米 ｠(学課学習の )単位 ▸ four units of English 英語4単位 9 ｟米 ｠(マンションなどの )1戸 .10 〘数 〙1 ; 1の位の数 .11 (薬物 血清 抗体などの )単位 .12 〖形容詞的に 〗単位の, 単位となる ; ユニット式の .～́ c ò st 単位原価 .～̀ pr í ce 単価 .～́ pr ì cing 単位価格表示 .～̀ tr ú st ｟英 ｠契約型投資信託会社 (｟主に米 ｠mutual fund ).
Unitarian
U ni tar i an /jùːnɪté ə riən /名詞 C 〘キリスト教 〙ユニテリアン派の信者 〘新教の一派で三位一体説に反対しキリストの神性を否定 〙.形容詞 1 ユニテリアン説を信奉する ; ユニテリアン派 (信者 )の .2 〖u- 〗＝unitary .
unitary
u ni tar y /júːnətèri |-nɪt (ə )ri /形容詞 1 単位の ; 単位となる .2 統一の .3 中央集権制の .
unite
u nite /junáɪt /〖「1つ (uni )にする 」〗(形 )united 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; uniting 他動詞 1 «…と » 〈組織 物など 〉を結合させる , 統合する «with » ▸ unite the two parties 2党を合併する 2 【意見 出来事などで 】〈人など 〉を団結させる , 結束させる «in » ; ｟かたく 古 ｠〖be ～d 〗〈人が 〉【結婚によって 】結ばれる «in » ▸ The terrorist attacks united the nation .テロ攻撃に国民は結束を固めた 3 «…と » 〈性質など 〉を併せ持つ «with » ▸ She united beauty with [and ] wisdom .彼女は美しさと知恵を兼ね備えていた 自動詞 1 «…と /意見などで /…に反対して /…の下に /…のために /…するために » 団結する , 協力する, 力を合わせる «with /in /against /behind /for /to do » ▸ unite behind one's leader 指導者の下に団結する ▸ unite in opposition [to oppose ] to the plan 一丸となって計画に反対する 2 «…と » 結合する, 統合する «with » .
united
u nit ed /junáɪtɪd /→unite 形容詞 more ～; most ～/3 は比較なし 1 〈人などが 〉 «…で /…に反対して » 団結した , 協力した «in /against » ; 〈家族などが 〉 (心が通じ合って )まとまった, 一致した ▸ be closely united in the pursuit of peace 平和を求め固く結束している 2 全員の [による ], 共同 (で )の ▸ a united front 共同戦線 ▸ a united voice 全員の意見 3 〈国家などが 〉連合した, 合併した ▸ a united Ireland 統一アイルランド U -̀ À rab Em í rates 〖the ～〗アラブ首長国連邦 〘7つの首長国から構成; 首都Abu Dhabi; ｟略 ｠UAE, U.A.E.〙.U -̀ K í ngdom →見出し語 .U -̀ N á tions →見出し語 .U -̀ Pr è ss Intern á tional 〖the ～〗UPI通信社 〘米国2大通信社の1つ; ｟略 ｠UPI 〙.U -̀ St á tes (of Am é rica )→見出し語 .U -̀ W á y 共同募金会 .～ly 副詞 団結して .
United Kingdom
U nit ed King dom /junàɪtɪd -kɪ́ŋdəm /名詞 〖the ～〗英国 , 連合王国 〘もとは大ブリテンとアイルランドの連合王国; 1922年アイルランド独立後は大ブリテンと北アイルランドの連合王国; 正式名the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; 首都London; ｟略 ｠UK, U.K.〙(→England , Britain ).
United Nations
U nit ed Na tions /junàɪtɪd -néɪʃ (ə )nz /名詞 1 〖the ～; 単数扱い 〗国際連合 , 国連 〘1945年10月24日 (国連の日 )正式に発足; 公用語は英 仏 ロシア 中国 スペイン アラビア語; 本部New York市 〙.2 〖複数扱い 〗(第2次大戦中の )反枢軸連合国 〘1942年ワシントン宣言に署名した26か国 〙.
United States (of America)
U nit ed States (of A mer i ca )/junàɪtɪd -stéɪts (-əv-əmérɪkə )/名詞 〖the ～; 単数扱い 〗アメリカ合衆国 , 米国 〘50州とコロンビア特別区 (the District of Columbia )から成る連邦共和国; 首都Washington, D.C.; ｟略 ｠US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.〙.
unity
u ni ty /júːnəti /〖uni (1つの )ty (性質 )〗名詞 ｟かたく ｠1 U 単一 (性 ), 統一 , 統合 ; C 〖単数形で 〗(さまざまな構成要素から成る )単一体 ▸ the Organization of African Unity アフリカ統一機構 2 U «…の間の » 団結 , 結束 «among , between » ▸ call for unity among people 人々の団結を呼びかける 3 U 多様性のないこと ; 一貫性 ▸ unity of purpose 目的の一貫性 4 U (芸術 文学作品などでの )統一性, まとまり ▸ lack unity まとまりに欠ける 5 U «…の間の /…との » 一致, 調和 «between /with » ▸ national unity 挙国一致 ▸ live in unity with A Aと仲良く暮らす 6 U ｟主に英 ｠〘数 〙(単位としての )1 .7 C 〘劇 〙三単一, 三一致 〘劇構成法の原則 〙.
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