Definition: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Usage: how big is that part compared to the whole?; the team is a unit
Main entry: unit
Definition: a single undivided whole
Usage: an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another
Main entry: unit, social unit
Definition: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
Usage: the coach said the offensive unit did a good job; after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit
Main entry: unit, building block
Definition: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
Usage: units of nucleic acids
Main entry: unit, unit of measurement
Definition: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
Usage: the dollar is the United States unit of currency; a unit of wheat is a bushel; change per unit volume
Main entry: unit
Definition: an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
Usage: the reduced the number of units and installations; the word is a basic linguistic unit