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 |
function office part role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group, the function of a teacher, the government must do its part, play its role |
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 |
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 |
function purpose role use | what something is used for, the function of an auger is to bore holes, ballet is beautiful but what use is it? |
unit | a single undivided whole, an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another |
localization of function localisation of function localization principle localisation principle localization localisation | (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body |
derived function derivative differential coefficient differential first derivative | the result of mathematical differentiation, the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another, df(x) dx |
language unit linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
sentential function | formal expression containing variables, becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants |
function word closedlass word | a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning |
routine subroutine subprogram procedure function | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program |
function call | a call that passes control to a subroutine, after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program |
characteristic curve characterisic function | (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters |
metrical foot foot metrical unit | (prosody) a group of or syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
affair occasion social occasion function social function | a vaguely specified social event, the party was quite an affair, an occasion arranged to honor the president, a seemingly endless round of social functions |
family family unit | primary social group, parents and children, he wanted to have a good job before starting a family |
domain domain of a function | (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined |
image range range of a function | (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined, the image of f(x) x^ is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers |
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 |
function | a formal or official social gathering or ceremony, it was a black-tie function |
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 |
artillery artillery unit | an army unit that uses big guns |
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 |
multi-billionaire | a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at many billions of dollars |
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 $ |
bodily process body process bodily function activity | an organic process that takes place in the body, respiratory activity |
control operation control function | an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data, a control operation started the data processing |