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 |
quarterback
signal caller
field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team, quarterback is the most important position on the team |
air conditioner
air conditioning | a system that keeps air cool and dry |
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 |
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 |
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 |
signal box
signal tower | a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains |
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 |
| signal level | the amplitude level of the desired signal |
| conditioning | a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment |
| aversive conditioning | conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus |
| classical conditioning | conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex, the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex |
| instrumental conditioning | operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials, reinforcement occurs only after the response is given |
| operant conditioning | conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response |
| counter conditioning | conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus, counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy |
| unit | a single undivided whole, an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another |
signal detection
detection | the detection that a signal is being received |
language unit
linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
signal
signaling
sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message, signals from the boat suddenly stopped |
starting signal
start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
| storm signal | a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence) |
| time signal | a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time |
alarm
alert warning signal
alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
distress signal
distress call | an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed |
reveille
wake-up signal | (military) signal to wake up |
telegraphic signal
radiotelegraphic signal | a signal transmitted by telegraphy |
| visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication |
traffic light
traffic signal
stoplight | a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections |
flag
signal flag | a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device |
code flag
nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships |
metrical foot
foot
metrical unit | (prosody) a group of or syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
blinker
turn signal
turn indicator
trafficator | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
| electronic signal | a signal generated by electronic means |
signal fire
signal light | a fire set as a signal |
input signal
input | signal going into an electronic system |
output signal
output | signal that comes out of an electronic system |
background
background signal | extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured, they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals |
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 |