Definition of unit

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  • unit is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
  • unit is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
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Definition of unit

  • an organization regarded as part of a larger social group (noun)

    Examples

    1. the coach said the offensive unit did a good job
    2. after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit

    Synonyms

    1. social unit
  • any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange (noun)

    Examples

    1. the dollar is the United States unit of currency
    2. a unit of wheat is a bushel
    3. change per unit volume

    Synonyms

    1. unit of measurement
  • an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity (noun)

    Examples

    1. the team is a unit

    Synonyms

    1. whole
  • a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else (noun)

    Examples

    1. units of nucleic acids

    Synonyms

    1. building block
  • an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole (noun)

    Examples

    1. the reduced the number of units and installations
    2. the word is a basic linguistic unit
  • a single undivided whole (noun)

    Examples

    1. an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another

See definition of unit in Merriam Webster