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unit
noun
a
fixed
amount
used
as
a
standard
for
measuring
something
,
such
as
length
,
weight
,
or
temperature
•
The
distance
on
the
map
was
exactly
one
unit
.
The
distance
on
the
map
was
exactly
one
unit
.
•
Temperature
is
measured
in
degrees
Celsius
,
a
common
unit
of
heat
.
Temperature
is
measured
in
degrees
Celsius
,
a
common
unit
of
heat
.
From
Latin
unitas
“
oneness
,
unity
,”
from
unus
“
one
.”
noun
a
single
complete
thing
,
group
,
or
part
that
forms
one
of
a
larger
whole
•
Each
solar
panel
is
a
separate
unit
in
the
power
system
.
Each
solar
panel
is
a
separate
unit
in
the
power
system
.
•
The
math
textbook
is
divided
into
ten
units
to
help
students
learn
step
by
step
.
The
math
textbook
is
divided
into
ten
units
to
help
students
learn
step
by
step
.
Same
as
Sense
1
.
noun
a
self-contained
apartment
within
a
larger
building
•
They
rented
a
unit
near
the
beach
in
Sydney
.
They
rented
a
unit
near
the
beach
in
Sydney
.
•
The
real-estate
agent
showed
us
a
spacious
two-bedroom
unit
.
The
real-estate
agent
showed
us
a
spacious
two-bedroom
unit
.
Derived
from
the
sense
of
‘
separate
part
’,
adopted
in
Australian
English
for
housing
in
the
mid-1900s
.
noun
a
specialized
department
or
section
within
an
organization
,
especially
in
a
hospital
,
university
,
or
company
•
Grandma
was
moved
to
the
cardiac
care
unit
.
Grandma
was
moved
to
the
cardiac
care
unit
.
•
The
university
’
s
climate
research
unit
published
its
findings
today
.
The
university
’
s
climate
research
unit
published
its
findings
today
.
Extended
senso-logical
use
from
‘
separate
part
’
to
mean
a
distinct
department
,
first
recorded
in
the
early
1900s
.