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Traditional English :: uniform
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unifom.html - adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 not changing in form or character; the same, unvarying (present a uniform appearance; all of uniform size and shape). 2 conforming to the same standard, rules, or pattern. 3 constant in the course of time (uniform acceleration). 4 (of a tax, law, etc.) not varying with time or place. --n. uniform distinctive clothing worn by members of the same body, e.g. by soldiers, police, and schoolchildren. --v.tr. 1 clothe in uniform (a uniformed officer). 2 make uniform. uniformly adv. [F uniforme or L uniformis (as UNI-, FORM)] |
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Traditional English :: uniformitarian
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unifom.html - adj. & n. --adj. of the theory that geological processes are always due to continuously and uniformly operating forces. --n. |
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Traditional English :: uniformity
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unifom.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 being uniform; sameness, consistency. 2 an instance of this. Act of Uniformity hist. any of four acts (esp. that of 1662) for securing uniformity in public worship and the use of a particular Book of Common Prayer. [ME f. OF uniformit or LL uniformitas (as UNIFORM)] |
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Traditional English :: unification
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unifom.html - n. the act or an instance of unifying; the state of being unified. Unification Church a religious organization founded in 1954 in Korea by Sun Myung Moon (cf. MOONIE). |
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Traditional English :: uniflow
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unifom.html - adj. involving flow (esp. of steam or waste gases) in one direction only. |
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Traditional English :: uniform
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unifom.html - adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 not changing in form or character; the same, unvarying (present a uniform appearance; all of uniform size and shape). 2 conforming to the same standard, rules, or pattern. 3 constant in the course of time (uniform acceleration). 4 (of a tax, law, etc.) not varying with time or place. --n. uniform distinctive clothing worn by members of the same body, e.g. by soldiers, police, and schoolchildren. --v.tr. 1 clothe in uniform (a uniformed officer). 2 make uniform. uniformly adv. [F uniforme or L uniformis (as UNI-, FORM)] |
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