universal

Examples

• All

• Teachers need to avoid generalizations or stereotyping and explore cultural universals, applying them to other realms of social studies.

  Academic text (2003)

• But underneath these cross-cultural differences, there is a bedrock of human universals that actually makes each individual share a profound biological heritage.

  Academic text (2013)

• And I did that by showing what a universal problem it is.

• That there is some universal good, right?

• We should talk about them as a universal and immutable good.

• All people share universals, such as the need for food, water, and shelter.

  Academic text (2004)

• Jung's archetypes and the collective unconscious are examples of personality universals, present in every human being.

  Academic text (1994)

• All people share universals, such as the need for food, water, and shelter.

• In social science, we study universals to understand the common traits that connect all cultures.

• Psychologists often explore personality universals that are found in every individual across different societies.

Synonyms

U

universal proposition

vsuniversal

• Specialized

1 8.9

A statement that says something is true for every member of a group

is a broader trait or idea true across people and things generally

Antonyms

P

particular

• Specialized

1 8.7

A statement that applies to some but not all members

Compounds

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universal appeal

3 4.1

A quality that attracts many people from different countries and backgrounds

U

universal suffrage

3 5.1

The right of almost all adults to vote in elections

U

universal donor

• Specialized

1 3.8

A person with type O negative blood whose blood can be given to people of any blood type

U

Universal Time

• Specialized

1 4.8

Time at Greenwich, England that countries use as the world time standard

U

universal solvent

1 9.9

An imagined liquid that can dissolve any material

U

universal set

• Specialized

1 7.0

All the things we consider in a math problem, including every smaller group

U

universal joint

• Specialized

1 5.3

A small part that connects two turning shafts at different angles and passes power between them

U

Universal Product Code

• Specialized

1 3.4

A set of black bars and numbers on a product package scanned in stores

C

coordinated universal time

• Specialized

1 4.9

The global time for clocks, based on Greenwich time and adjusted with extra seconds to match Earth's rotation

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universal proposition

• Specialized

1 8.9

A statement that says something is true for every member of a group

U

universal resource locator

• Texting

1 4.2

A web address you type into a browser to open a page or file

U

universal agent

• Jargon

1 7.7

A person allowed to do all business for someone else

U

universal quantifier

• Specialized

1 9.7

A symbol that shows a statement is true for every member of a group

U

universal gravitational constant

• Specialized

1 8.4

A number that shows how strongly two objects with mass attract each other depending on their distance

L

linguistic universal

• Specialized

1 7.5

A rule or feature that appears in all human languages

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universal meter

• Archaic

9.9

A former unit of length based on a pendulum that swings once in one second

U

universal gas constant

• Specialized

6.2

A number used in the ideal gas law to link energy, temperature, and amount of gas

U

universal veil

• Specialized

9.9

A thin skin covering a young mushroom that breaks, leaving a cup at the base or patches on the cap

How Universal

universal

3 4.9

widespread

232 3.6

common

∞ 1.0

rare

944 4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology