Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

unit

n. 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"

whole, unit

n. 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"

set, unit

n. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"

unit, unit of measurement

n. 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"

A, angstrom

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

single, ace, unit, unity

n. a definite quantity expressing "one"

division

n. an administrative unit in government or business

brigade

n. army unit smaller than a division

battalion

n. an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies

division

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

legion

n. a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"

host, legion

n. archaic terms for army

regiment

n. army unit smaller than a division

squadron

n. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

detail, contingent

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

detachment

n. a small unit of troops of special composition

corps

n. an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

squad

n. a smallest army unit

body

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

department

n. a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

office, bureau, authority, agency

n. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

agency

n. a business that serves other businesses

subdivision, arm, branch

n. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"

wing

n. a unit of military aircraft

chapter

n. a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"

component, constituent, element, component part

n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

component, constituent, element, component part

n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

one

n. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"

fraction

n. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

chip, bit, scrap, fleck, splinter, sliver, flake, flinders

n. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

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