Anagram Solver

Definitions for Subunit

[1] a single thing or person.
[2] any group of things or persons regarded as an entity: They formed a cohesive unit.
[3] one of the individuals or groups that together constitute a whole; one of the parts or elements into which a whole may be divided or analyzed.
[4] one of a number of things, organizations, etc., identical or equivalent in function or form: a rental unit; a unit of rolling stock.
[5] any magnitude regarded as an independent whole; a single, indivisible entity.
[6] Also called dimension. any specified amount of a quantity, as of length, volume, force, momentum, or time, by comparison with which any other quantity of the same kind is measured or estimated.
[7] the least positive integer; one.
[8] Also called unit's place. (in a mixed number) the position of the first digit to the left of the decimal point. (in a whole number) the position of the first digit from the right of the decimal point.
[9] a machine, part, or system of machines having a specified purpose; apparatus: a heating unit.
[10] Education . a division of instruction centering on a single theme.
[11] Military . an organized body of soldiers, varying in size and constituting a subdivision of a larger body.
[12] Medicine/Medical . the measured amount of a substance necessary to cause a certain effect; a clinical quantity used when a substance cannot be readily isolated in pure form and its activity determined directly. the amount necessary to cause a specific effect upon a specific animal or upon animal tissues.
[13] Mathematics . an identity element. an element in a group, ring, etc., that possesses an inverse.
[14] a distinct part or component of something larger
[15] a single undivided entity or whole
[16] any group or individual, esp when regarded as a basic element of a larger whole
[17] a mechanical part or integrated assembly of parts that performs a subsidiary function a filter unit
[18] a complete system, apparatus, or establishment that performs a specific function a production unit
[19] a subdivision of a larger military formation
[20] Also called: unit of measurement A standard amount of a physical quantity, such as length, mass, energy, etc, specified multiples of which are used to express magnitudes of that physical quantity the second is a unit of time
[21] the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect
[22] a standard measure used in calculating alcohol intake and its effect
[23] maths (usually plural) the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit number in the decimal system the number 27 has 7 units and 2 tens (modifier) having a value defined as one for the system unit vector
[24] Also called: unit set maths logic a set having a single member
[25] short for home unit
[26] short for stock unit
[27] NZ a self-propelled railcar

Words nearby Subunit

unitunisexual, unisize, unison, unisonous, unispiral, unit, unit card, unit cell, unit character, unit circle, unit cost

Origin of Subunit

unit1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity ); perhaps influenced by digit

Other words from Subunit

in·ter·u·nit , adjective
mul·ti·u·nit , adjective
sub·u·nit , noun
su·per·u·nit , noun

Word origin for Subunit

unitC16: back formation from unity , perhaps on the model of digit