used as a unit
81unit — [16] The term unit was given general currency by the 16th century English mathematician, astrologer, and magician John Dee. It was formed from Latin ūnus, probably on the analogy of digit, and used as a mathematical term to replace unity as a… …
82unit*/*/*/ — [ˈjuːnɪt] noun [C] 1) an individual thing that is part of a larger group low cost housing units[/ex] The sen is the smallest unit of currency in Malaysia.[/ex] 2) a department of an institution that has a particular purpose an intensive care… …
83unit of account — a monetary unit or measure of value (as a coin) in terms of which accounts are kept and values stated * * * unit of account noun A monetary unit not necessarily corresponding to any actual denomination of currency and in certain cases of variable …
84unit — 1. Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization. 2. An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force. 3. A… …
85Unit Trust - UT — An unincorporated mutual fund structure that allows funds to hold assets and pass profits through to the individual owners, rather than reinvesting them back into the fund. The investment fund is set up under a trust deed. The investor is… …
86unit cell — In crystallography, the smallest fragment of a crystal that is exactly reproduced in the construction of the crystal lattice. Opposite sides of a unit cell are parallel, and the distances along the edges measure unit cell size. In the description …
87unit — I. noun Etymology: back formation from unity Date: 1570 1. a. the first and least natural number ; one b. a single quantity regarded as a whole in calculation 2. a determinate quantity (as of length, time, heat, or value) adopted as a standard of …
88Unit dose — A unit dose is the amount of a medication administered to a patient in a single dose.Unit dose packaging is the packaging of a single dose in a nonreusable container. It is increasingly used in hospitals, nursing homes, etc. Medications in unit… …
89Unit Control Block — In IBM mainframe operating systems from the z/OS line, a Unit Control Block (UCB) is a memory structure, or a control block , that describes any single input/output peripheral device, or a unit , to the operating system.A similar concept in Unix… …
90unit of measure — noun any standardized, reproducible unit that can be used to measure any physical property Syn: unit of measurement, unit …
