units

nounwhole
nounpart

Synonyms for units

noun whole

Antonyms for units

Word Origin & History

1560s, "single number regarded as an undivided whole," alteration of unity on the basis of digit. Popularized in John Dee's English translation of Euclid, to express Greek monas (Dee says unity formerly was used in this sense). Meaning "single thing regarded as a member of a group" is attested from 1640s. Extended sense of "a quantity adopted as a standard of measure" is from 1738. Sense of "group of wards in a hospital" is attested from 1893.

Example Sentences for units

One of these marks the units and the other the hundredths (Fig. 5).

How, as units, can they be divided and dispersed among different objects?

Here nothing is neglected that can contribute to the fighting value of the units.

The seasonal sum of heat for ripening is probably 1600 to 2400 units.

The majority, I fancy, have not limited their weakness to units.

It is also important that units should be kept up to strength.

All units should be specially ordered to husband their rations.

The stone wall suffered; here and there the units dropped from place.

Because the multitudes have it, such as it is, instead of the units?

The Sanskrit is consistent, the units, however, preceding the tens and hundreds.