unit meaning and definition

UNIT noun

Definition of unit (noun)

1. any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
   • "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"
   • synonyms: unit of measurement
2. an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
   • "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"
3. 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"
   • synonyms: social unit
4. a single undivided whole
   • "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
5. a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
   • "units of nucleic acids"
   • synonyms: building block
6. 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"
   • synonyms: whole