unit

/jˈunət/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
   “the dollar is the United States unit of currency”
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”
3. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
   “the coach said the offensive unit did a good job”
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”
6. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
   “how big is that part compared to the whole?”

Synonyms for unit

• unit of measurement
• social unit
• building block
• whole

Words that rhyme with unit

• junot