whole unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
impulse impulsion impetus | the act of applying force suddenly, the impulse knocked him over |
succession sequence | the action of following in order, he played the trumps in sequence |
booster booster rocket booster unit takeoff booster takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
Bunker Buster Guided Bomb Unit- GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
impulse turbine | a turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades |
loudspeaker speaker speaker unit loudspeaker system speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
propellant explosive impulse explosive | an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges |
round unit of ammunition one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
semiconductor device semiconductor unit semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
sequence episode | film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie |
visual display unit VDU | (British) British term for video display |
wall unit | a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room |
unit character | (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene |
momentum impulse | an impelling force or strength, the car's momentum carried it off the road |
sequence chronological sequence succession successiveness chronological succession | a following of one thing after another in time, the doctor saw a sequence of patients |
unit | a single undivided whole, an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another |
language unit linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
metrical foot foot metrical unit | (prosody) a group of or syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
nerve impulse nervous impulse neural impulse impulse | the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber, they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus |
sequence | several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys |
pulsation pulsing pulse impulse | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients), the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star |
caprice impulse whim | a sudden desire, he bought it on an impulse |
family family unit | primary social group, parents and children, he wanted to have a good job before starting a family |
unit investment trust unit trust | a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities, you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $ |
administrative unit administrative body | a unit with administrative responsibilities |
coronary care unit | a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems |
neonatal intensive care unit NICU | an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
intensive care unit ICU | a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care |
unit social unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group, the coach said the offensive unit did a good job, after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit |
army unit | a military unit that is part of an army |
naval unit | a military unit that is part of a navy |
air unit | a military unit that is part of the airforce |
military unit military force military group force | a unit that is part of some military service, he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men |
paramilitary paramilitary force paramilitary unit paramilitary organization paramilitary organisation | a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) |
Sparrow Unit | a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines |
identity matrix unit matrix | a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity |
political unit political entity | a unit with political responsibilities |
Fibonacci sequence | a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers |
artillery artillery unit | an army unit that uses big guns |
sequence | serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern, the sequence of names was alphabetical, he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA |
urge impulse | an instinctive motive, profound religious impulses |
irrational impulse | a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation, his first impulse was to denounce them, the urge to find out got him into trouble |
compulsion irresistible impulse | an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid, he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident |
unit building block | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else, units of nucleic acids |
unit cell | the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal |
pressure pressure level force per unit area | the force applied to a unit area of surface, measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit), the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure |
unit cost | calculated cost for a given unit of a product |
rate charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |