unit

Noun

unit (plural units)

1. (scientific) A standard measure of a quantity.

   The centimetre is a unit of length.

2. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

   He was a member of a special police unit.

3. (military) A member of a military group.

   The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e. 20 tanks)

4. (algebra) An element of a ring having a multiplicative inverse.
5. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.

   We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.

Synonyms:

• (identity element): identity element, unit element

4 letters in word "unit": I N T U.

No anagrams for unit found in this word list.

Words found within unit:

in it nit nu nut ti tin tui tun un uni ut

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