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unit

unit

∞ 2.8
A group of people in an organization who have a specific job
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːnɪt/
: unidad
  • "You just had a call from the intensive care unit at the Memorial," Wendy said.
  • unit heads
  • units and programs
  • responding unit

So they came to our unit looking for this Lieutenant.

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Examples

  • In the intensive care unit, six doctors and 34 nurses are on duty for him.

  • I am part of the Knowledge Exchange Unit at the UK Parliament.

  • So they came to our unit looking for this Lieutenant.

  • The Detective Unit is on the third floor.

  • I was with a special unit called "Shadow Company."

  • Can we be certain that this is the best social unit for raising children?

    Academic text (2011)
  • The group discussed work processes and made recommendations to the unit's shared governance council.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Gentlemen, I suggest we act as a unit... so there will be no question of mistaken reprisals.

  • - Hello, you have reached Los Angeles Municipal Hospital's intensive care unit.

  • Our unit worked together to complete the project ahead of schedule.

Synonyms

team
vsunit
∞ 1.0

A group of people who work together to reach a shared goal

is the more general organizational term that also covers teams and formal parts
group
vsunit
∞ 1.0

A number of people or things seen as one unit

is the specific word for a subdivision within an organization rather than any collection
squad
vsunit
662 2.4

A small group of people organized to do one job, like in the army or sports

is the inclusive term for any subdivision regardless of small size or informality
corps
vsunit
  • Specialized
248 7.2

A large military group made of two or more divisions and support

is the everyday organizational word used for smaller nonmilitary subdivisions
division
vsunit
168 5.1

A large unit in the army, air force or navy

is the general label for any part of an organization not only huge ones
company
vsunit
147 2.4

A group of people organized to do a specific job, like soldiers or a ship crew

is the general term for any such subdivision inside larger organizations
battalion
vsunit
  • Specialized
138 7.2

A large unit of soldiers made of several companies and led by a senior officer

is the generic organizational word not specific to this military size or structure
section
vsunit
119 2.4

A group within a larger organization, like an orchestra or company team

is the general term for any such subdivision within organizations
platoon
vsunit
111 5.8

A group of people organized to work or fight together

is the broad organizational term not tied to size or specific teams
squadron
vsunit
  • Specialized
106 5.5

A military air unit of several aircraft and their crews

is the general organizational word that applies outside this specific air force size
troop
vsunit
95 3.2

A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks

is the broader label that also applies to nonmilitary organizational subdivisions
outfit
vsunit
94 4.8

A group like a company or team that works together

is the neutral organizational term used for formal subdivisions in many contexts
regiment
vsunit
  • Specialized
77 6.2

A large group of soldiers made of several smaller units

is the general term for subdivisions and does not imply this specific size
military unit
vsunit
20 2.8

A group of soldiers that does a specific task

is the neutral label for any subdivision in various organizations
army unit
vsunit
16 2.5

A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company

is the general organizational term not limited to army contexts
air unit
vsunit
  • Specialized
5 4.8

A group in an air force that uses aircraft for missions

is the wider organizational term used for many non airborne subdivisions
infantry unit
vsunit
4 4.3

A group of soldiers who fight on foot

is the neutral word for any departmental subdivision not this combat type
4 3.1

A unit of soldiers organized to do a specific job for the armed forces

is the broad organizational label that applies beyond armed forces
collectivity
vsunit
2 6.6

A group of people who act together for a shared purpose

is the neutral term for any organizational subdivision not focused on collective identity
naval unit
vsunit
1 4.2

A ship or group of ships that a navy uses for military work

is the broad organizational label used across many fields beyond navies
1 3.6

A part of an organization that manages specific tasks and services

is broader covering any part of an organization not only administrative ones

Antonyms

∞ 2.3

A single person or animal regarded separately from a group

Compounds

23 1.8

A group of parents and their children who live together

intensive care unit
  • Specialized
21 3.1

A hospital area where very sick patients get constant care and monitoring

20 2.8

A group of soldiers that does a specific task

16 2.5

A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company

air unit
  • Specialized
5 4.8

A group in an air force that uses aircraft for missions

power unit
  • Specialized
5 4.1

A standard measure of electric power, like the watt

A group of soldiers who fight on foot

parental unit
  • Informal
4 6.8

A joking, informal word people use for a parent or guardian

unit cost
  • Specialized
3 3.3

The amount of money needed to make, store, and sell one item

3 4.7

A hospital area where very small or sick newborns get constant medical care

unit of measurement
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A fixed amount used as a standard to measure length, weight, or volume

energy unit
  • Specialized
3 3.0

A way to measure energy, like a calorie or joule

unit of time
  • Specialized
2 1.6

A standard amount of time used to measure how long something lasts like a second or minute

unit cell
  • Specialized
2 6.8

The smallest part of a crystal that repeats in three directions to form the whole crystal

2 4.2

Main chip in a computer that does most of the work and controls other parts

artillery unit
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A military group that uses large guns to fire at enemy targets

1 1.3

A measure that shows an amount of time, like a second or minute

An area with its own government and rules, like a country or city

1 3.5

A group, like a family or work team, that is part of a larger community

A standard amount used to measure things like length or weight

A group of civilians organized and trained like soldiers to support or replace the army

astronomical unit
  • Specialized
1 6.5

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun, about 150 million kilometers

coronary care unit
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A hospital department that gives close care to people with serious heart problems

1 4.2

A ship or group of ships that a navy uses for military work

British thermal unit
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A unit of heat equal to the heat needed to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit

monetary unit
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A standard kind of money used in a country to measure value, like a dollar or yen

1 2.8

A large piece of furniture put against a wall to store or show things

work unit
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A small task sent to a computer to run with other tasks

metric unit
  • Specialized
1 2.4

A unit of measurement used in the metric system, like a meter or kilogram

pressure unit
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A unit that shows how much force presses on an area, like pascal or psi

A part of an organization that manages specific tasks and services

SI unit
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A standard unit used worldwide in science and industry like the meter or kilogram

heat unit
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A measure of heat energy like a calorie or BTU

light unit
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A way to measure how bright something is, like lumens or candelas

mass unit
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A unit used to measure how heavy something is, like a gram or kilogram

effects unit
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A device that changes the sound of an instrument, like adding reverb or distortion

volume unit
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A unit used to measure how much space something takes, like a cup or liter

booster unit
  • Specialized
1 5.8

The first part of a rocket that gives a strong push at launch

liquid unit
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A measure for how much liquid there is, like a litre

1 2.6

A standard measure of the size of a flat area, like square meters

1 6.0

A managed fund that puts many people's money together to buy different investments

1 2.9

A standard measure for weight like a gram or pound

force unit
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A measure for how strong a push or pull is, like the newton

charge unit
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A standard amount used to measure electric charge, like the coulomb

capacity unit
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A unit for measuring how much liquid a container holds, like a liter or a gallon

unit matrix
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A square table of numbers with ones from the top left to the bottom right and zeros elsewhere

explosive unit
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A unit that measures how strong an explosion is

atomic mass unit
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A small unit for mass used to measure atoms and molecules

language unit
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A part used in talking and writing, like a word, part of a word or phrase that gives meaning

unit investment trust
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A company that pools money to buy a set of stocks and bonds, with shares investors can sell back

sound unit
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A unit that measures how loud a sound is, like the decibel

work unit
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A standard amount of energy used to measure work, for example the joule

electromagnetic unit
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A unit used to measure electric or magnetic strength

speaker unit
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A device that turns electric signals into loud sound you can hear from far away

conductance unit
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A unit for measuring how well a material carries electric current, for example the siemens

absorption unit
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A unit that shows how much light a substance absorbs

flux unit
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A unit that measures how much magnetic field passes through an area

force per unit area
  • Specialized
1 4.9

How hard a force pushes on each small part of a surface

luminous flux unit
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A unit that measures the visible light a lamp or bulb gives

1 3.5

A way to measure length, like a meter or inch

effects unit
  • Jargon
1 4.9

A team in film and TV that makes effects on set like explosions and computer images

computer memory unit
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A standard size used to measure computer memory, like a byte or kilobyte

allocation unit
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A block of disk space reserved for one file, the smallest amount a file can use

resistance unit
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A measure of how much a part in an electrical circuit stops the flow of electricity, for example the ohm

angular unit
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A unit for measuring angles, like a degree or a radian

unit character
  • Specialized
1 9.2

A body feature that is controlled by one gene and is either present or absent

pain unit
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A number used to show how strong a person's pain is

capacitance unit
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A unit that measures how much electric charge a part can store, like the farad

1 9.9

A group of rock layers formed during the same time period

displacement unit
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A measure used to show how much space something takes, for example litres or cubic metres

electrostatic unit
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A unit for measuring electric charge used in an older measurement system

linguistic unit
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A part of language like a sound, word, or phrase people study on its own

printing unit
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A unit people use in printing to show size or space

How Big

task force
262 3.3
unit
∞ 2.8
team
∞ 1.0
squad
662 2.4
detail
149 6.6
to pair
135 2.2
individual
∞ 2.3

Surface Forms

unit singular
units plural

Etymology

The word unit comes from the Latin unus 'one' and is like the words unite and unity. That's why a military or company unit is a group of people who work 'as one' inside a bigger organization.