Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter U - Page 17
Unibranchiate (a.) (Zool.) Having but one gill, as certain molluscs.
Unicameral (a.) 一院的，單院的 Having, or consisting of, a single chamber; -- said of a legislative assembly. [R.] -- F. Lieber.
Unicameral (a.) Composed of one legislative body [ant: bicameral].
Unicameralism (n.) 一院制是指國家的議會只設一個院的制度。在這種制度下，立法和通過議案比較簡便。 In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house.
Unicapsular (a.) (Not comparable) (Botany) 單囊的 (果實) Having but one capsule to each flower.
Unicarinated (a.) 單龍骨狀 Having one ridge or keel. -- Craig.
Unicelled (a.) (Biol.) （生物） 單細胞的 Unicellular.
Unicellular (a.) 單細胞的 Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a unicellular organism.
Unicellular (a.) Having or consisting of a single cell.
Unicentral (a.) (Biol.) Having a single center of growth.
Unicentral (a.) In British English (of growth or development) In, from, or around one central point.
Unicentral (a.) [In British English] (Of growth or development) In, from, or around one central point.
Unicentral development, That form of development which takes place primarily around a single central point, as in the lowest of unicellular organisms.
Unicity (n.) The condition of being united; quality of the unique; unification.
Not unity, but what the schoolmen call unicity. -- De Quincey.
The unicity we strive not to express, for that is impossible, but to designate by the nearest analogy. -- Coleridge.
Uniclinal (a.) (Geol.) See Nonoclinal.
Unicolorous (a.) (Zool.) Having the surface of a uniform color.
Unicorn (n.) （傳說中身體似馬，頭上長一只角的）獨角獸；【動】一角鯨 A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter.
Unicorn (n.) A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures.
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? -- Job xxxix. 10.
Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See the Note under Reem.
Unicorn (n.) (Zool.) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax.
Unicorn (n.) (Zool.) The larva of a unicorn moth.
Unicorn (n.) (Zool.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.
Unicorn (n.) (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]
Fossil unicorn, or Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), A substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of the unicorn.
Unicorn fish, Unicorn whale (Zool.), The narwhal.
Unicorn moth (Zool.), A notodontian moth ({Coelodasys unicornis) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its back; -- called also unicorn prominent.
Unicorn root (Bot.), A name of two North American plants, the yellow-flowered colicroot ({Aletris farinosa) and the blazing star ({Chamaelirium luteum). Both are used in medicine.
Unicorn shell (Zool.), Any one of several species of marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the shell. Most of them belong to the genera Monoceros and Leucozonia.
Unicorn (n.) An imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead.
Unicornous (a.) (Zool.) Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects. "Unicornous beetles." -- Sir T. Browne.
Unicostate (a.) (Bot.) 單肋的；單葉肋的 Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf.
Unicursal (a.) (Geom.) That can be passed over in a single course; -- said of a curve when the coordinates of the point on the curve can be expressed as rational algebraic functions of a single parameter [theta].
Note: As [theta] varies minus infinity to plus infinity, to each value of [theta] there corresponds one, and only one, point of the curve, while to each point on the curve there corresponds one, and only one, value of [theta]. Straight lines, conic sections, curves of the third order with a nodal point, curves of the fourth order with three double points, etc., are unicursal.
Unideaed (a.) 沒有思想的；沒有想像力的；無意見的；愚笨的 Having no ideas; senseless; frivolous. "Unideaed girls." -- Mrs. Hemans.
He [Bacon] received the unideaed page [Villiers] into his intimacy. -- Lord Campbell.
Unideal See ideal.
Unideal (a.) Not ideal; real; unimaginative.
Unideal (a.) Unideaed. [R.] -- Johnson.
Unidimensional (a.) (Math.) Having but one dimension. See Dimension.
Unidimensional (a.) Relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope; "a prose statement of fact is unidimensional, its value being measured wholly in terms of its truth"- Mary Sheehan; "a novel with one-dimensional characters" [syn: unidimensional, one-dimensional] [ant: multidimensional].
Unifacial (a.) Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.
Unifacial (a.) Having but one principal or specialized surface; "a primitive unifacial flint tool".
Unific (a.) Making one or unity; unifying.
Unification (n.) The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.
Unification with God was the final aim of the Neoplatonicians. -- Fleming.
Unification (n.) An occurrence that involves the production of a union [syn: fusion, merger, unification].
Unification (n.) The state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" [syn: union, unification] [ant: separation].
Unification (n.) The act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure] [ant: disunion].
Unification (n.) [ U ] 統一，聯合，一致 The process of being united or made into a whole.
// The unification of East and West Germany.
Unified (a.) 統一的 Involving several people, organizations, or countries that all work together.
// China and Russia have agreed to create a 'unified energy market' in Central Asia.
// A unified approach/ strategy/ policy.
// A unified vision/ voice No business can survive without a unified vision in terms of goals and strategic direction.
Unified (a.) 統一標準的；一元化的 A unified system, process, etc. has the same rules or laws for all the people, organizations, or countries that are affected by it.
// A spokeswoman for the Financial Ombudsman has called for the FSA to oversee the travel insurance market, and to make efforts to apply 'a coherent and unified system of statutory regulation'.
// Unified business rates.
Unifier (n.) One who, or that which, unifies; as, a natural law is a unifier of phenomena.
Unifier, () The unifier of a set of expressions is a set of substitutions of terms for variables such that the expressions are all equal.
See also most general unifier, unification. (1994-12-06)
Unifilar (a.) Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like; as, unifilar suspension.
Unifilar magnetometer (Physics), An instrument which consists of a magnetic bar suspended at its center of gravity by a long thread, constituting a delicate means for accurately measuring magnetic intensities, also for determining declinations of the magnetic needle.
Unifilar (a.) Having or using only one filament.
Uniflagellate (a.) (Biol.) Having but one flagellum; as, uniflagellate organisms.
Uniflorous (a.) (Bot.) Bearing one flower only; as, a uniflorous peduncle.
Unifolliate (a.) (Bot.) Having only one leaf.
Unifollilate (a.) (Bot.) Having only one leaflet, as the leaves of the orange tree.
Compare: Regulation
Regulation (n.) 規章；規則，規定；條例[C]；管理；調整，調節；校準 [U] The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
The temper and regulation of our own minds. -- Macaulay.
Regulation (n.) A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school.
Regulation sword, cap, uniform, etc. (Mil.), A sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations.
Syn: Law; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See Law.
Regulation (a.) 標準的；正規的，正式的；普通的，一般的 Prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment".
Regulation (n.) An authoritative rule [syn: regulation, ordinance].
Regulation (n.) A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" [syn: rule, regulation].
Regulation (n.) The state of being controlled or governed.
Regulation (n.) (Embryology) The ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered.
Regulation (n.) The act of bringing to uniformity; making regular [syn: regulation, regularization, regularisation].
Regulation (n.) The act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" [syn: regulation, regulating].
Uniform (a.) 相同的，一致的；不變的，始終如一的 Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics has been uniform from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of uniform clay. -- Whewell.
Uniform (a.) Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.
The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to be uniform in their ceremonies. -- Hooker.
Uniform matter, That which is all of the same kind and texture; homogenous matter.
Uniform motion, The motion of a body when it passes over equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. -- Hutton.
Uniform (n.) 制服；軍服 [C] [U] A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they have a distinctive appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of the police, of the Freemasons, etc.
There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform. -- F. W. Robertson.
In full uniform (Mil.), Wearing the whole of the prescribed uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc.
Uniform sword, An officer's sword of the regulation pattern prescribed for the army or navy.
Uniform (v. t.) 使成一樣；使一律化；使穿制服（或軍服） To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of soldiers.
Uniform (v. t.) To make conformable. [Obs.] -- Sir P. Sidney.
Uniform (a.) Always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; "a street of uniform tall white buildings" [syn: uniform, unvarying] [ant: multiform].
Uniform (a.) The same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" [syn: consistent, uniform].
Uniform (a.) Not differentiated [syn: undifferentiated, uniform] [ant: differentiated].
Uniform (a.) Evenly spaced; "at regular (or uniform) intervals".
Uniform (n.) Clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification.
Uniform (v.) Provide with uniforms; "The guards were uniformed".
Uniform () An intermediate language developed for reverse engineering both COBOL and Fortran.
["The REDO Compendium", H. van Zuylen ed, Wiley 1993]. (1994-12-06)
Uniformal (a.) Uniform. [Obs.] -- Herrick.
Uniformism (n.) [U] (Geology) The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism.
Uniformism (n.) [U] A policy of, or belief in, uniformity or sameness.
Uniformitarian (a.) (Geol.) 均變說的；均變論的 Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that existing causes, acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are sufficient to account for all geological changes.
Uniformitarian (n.) (Geol.) 持均變說者 One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine.
Uniformitarianism (n.) (Geol.) 【地】均變說 The uniformitarian doctrine.
Uniformity (n.) 一致；單調；相同；統一 [U] The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a poem; the uniformity of nature.
Uniformity (n.) Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's opinions.
Uniformity (n.) Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to consist in uniformity with variety.
Uniformity (n.) Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness.
Uniformity (n.) Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance, or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in ceremonies or rites.
Act of Uniformity (Eng. Hist.), An act of Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers, administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of England. Its provisions were modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of 1872.
Uniformity (n.) A condition in which everything is regular and unvarying.
Uniformity (n.) The quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) [syn: uniformity, uniformness] [ant: nonuniformity].
Uniformly (adv.) In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild.
To vary uniformly (Math.), To vary with the ratio of the corresponding increments constant; -- said of two dependent quantities with regard to each other.
Uniformly (adv.) 一致地；一律地；均勻地 In a uniform manner; "a uniformly bright surface".
Unifromness (n.) The quality or state of being uniform; uniformity.
Unified (imp. & p. p.) of Unify.
Unifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Unify.
Unify (v. t.) 使成一體，統一，聯合；使相同；使一致 To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.
A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty. -- De Quincey.
Perception is thus a unifying act. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
Unify (v.) Become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" [syn: unify, unite, merge] [ant: break apart, disunify].
Unify (v.) To bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate].
Unify (v.) Bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation; "the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups" [syn: unite, unify].
Unify (v.) Act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief [syn: unite, unify] [ant: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up].
Unify (v.) Join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: unite, unify, merge].
Unify, () A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. (1995-03-15)
Unify, () To perform unification. (1995-03-15)
Unify (v.) [ T ] 整合；統一；使成一體 To bring together; combine.
// If the new leader does manage to unify his warring party it will be quite an achievement.
Unigeniture (n.) The state of being the only begotten. [R.] -- Bp. Pearson.
Unigenous (a.) (Biol.) Being of one kind; being of the same genus.
Unijugate (a.) (Bot.) 【植】（指羽狀葉）只有一對小葉片的 Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.
Unilabiate (a.) (Bot.) Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla.
Unilateral (a.) 一方的，單邊的；單方面的；【植】單側的；（父母）單系的 Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
Unilateral (a.) (Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side.
{Unilateral contract} (Law), A contract or engagement requiring future action only by one party.
Unilateral (a.) Involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision" [syn: {unilateral}, {one-sided}] [ant: {many-sided}, {multilateral}].
Unilateral (a.) Tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only.
Uniliteral (a.) Consisting of one letter only; as, a uniliteral word or sign.
Unilaterally (adv.) 單方面地 In a unilateral manner; by means of one part or party; "they worked out an agreement unilaterally" [syn: unilaterally, one-sidedly] [ant: multilaterally].
Unilobar (a.) Consisting of a single lobe.
Unilocular (a.) (Biol.) 【植】單室的；單房的 Having one cell or cavity only; as, a unilocular capsule or shell.
Unimagined (a.) 非想像的；想也想不到的 See imagined.
Unimagined (a.) Not imagined even in a dream [syn: undreamed, undreamed of, undreamt, undreamt of, unimagined].
Unimitable (a.) Inimitable. [Obs.]
Compare: Inimitable
Inimitable (a.) 無法仿效的；獨特的；無比的；無與倫比的 Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; as, an inimitable style; inimitable eloquence. "Inimitable force." -- Dryden.
Performing such inimitable feats. -- Cowper. -- In*im"i*ta*ble*ness, n. -- In*im"i*ta*bly, adv.
Inimitable (a.) Defying imitation; matchless; "an inimitable style".
Unimpairable (a.) That can not be impaired. -- Hakewill.
Unimpeachable (a.) 無可指責的；無可懷疑的；清白的 Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as, an unimpeachable reputation; unimpeachable testimony. -- Burke. -- Un`im*peach"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`im*peach"a*bly, adv.
Unimpeachable (a.) Beyond doubt or reproach; "an unimpeachable source".
Unimpeachable (a.) Free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation" [syn: blameless, inculpable, irreproachable, unimpeachable].
Unimpeachable (a.) Completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; "two unexceptionable witnesses"; "a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable" [syn: unexceptionable, unimpeachable].
Unimplicate (a.) Not implicated. "Unimplicate in folly." -- R. Browning.
Unimportance (n.) 不重要；無足輕重 Want of importance; triviality. -- Johnson.
Unimportance (n.) The state of being humble and unimportant [syn: humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness].
Unimportance (n.) The quality of not being important or worthy of note [ant: importance].
Unimportant, () See important.
Unimportant (a.) 不重要的；瑣碎的；無價值的 Not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant" [ant: important, of import].
Unimportant (a.) Devoid of importance, meaning, or force [syn: insignificant, unimportant] [ant: important, significant].
Unimproved (a.) 未加改善的；未改進的；未經開發利用的；未經耕作的 Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence.
Unimproved (a.) Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities; unimproved blessings. -- Cowper.
Unimproved (a.) Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no revenue; as, unimproved land or soil.
Unimproved (a.) Not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing; "taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads" [ant: improved].
Unimproved (a.) (Of land) Not cleared of trees and brush; in the wild or natural state; "a farm with 50 acres of unimproved and 68 acres of improved land"; "unimproved woodlands".
Unimuscular (a.) (Zool.) Having only one adductor muscle, and one muscular impression on each valve, as the oyster; monomyarian.
Unincorporated (a.) 未合併的；未組成法人組織的 See incorporated.
Unincorporated (a.) Not organized and maintained as a legal corporation.
Unincorporated (a.) (Of a company or other organization) Not formed into a legal corporation.
‘An unincorporated business.’
Unincorporated (a.) Not included as part of a whole.
Unincorporated (a.) [North American] (Of territory) Not designated as belonging to a particular country, town, or area.
‘The atoll is an unincorporated territory of the USA.’
Unincumbered (a.) 未受拖累的；未負債的 Not incumbered; not burdened.
Unincumbered (a.) (Law) Free from any temporary estate or interest, or from mortgage, or other charge or debt; as, an estate unincumbered with dower.
Uninfringible (a.) That may not be infringed; as, an uninfringible monopoly.
Uninhabitable, () See inhabitable.
Uninhabitable (a.) Not fit for habitation.
Uninitiated (a.) See {initiated}.
Uninitiated (a.) 缺乏某種特定知識和經驗的；不識此道的 Not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject" [syn: {uninitiate}, {uninitiated}, {naive}].
Unintelligence (n.) Absence or lack of intelligence; unwisdom; ignorance. -- Bp. Hall.
Unintelligible (a.) See {intelligible}.
Unintelligible (a.) 難理解的，晦澀難懂的 Poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech" [ant: {intelligible}].
Unintelligible (a.) Not clearly understood or expressed [syn: {opaque}, {unintelligible}].
Unintelligible (a.) That which cannot be understood.
Unintelligible (a.) When a law, a contract, or will, is unintelligible, it has no effect whatever. Vide Construction, and the authorities there referred to.
Uninteressed (a.) Uninterested; unaffected. [Obs.] -- Glanvill.
Uninterested (a.) Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business.
Uninterested (a.) Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as, uninterested in a discourse or narration.
Uninterested (a.) Not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator" [ant: interested].
Uninterested (a.) Having no care or interest in knowing; "she appeared totally uninterested".
Uninteresting (a.) See interesting.
Uninteresting (a.) 無趣味的，不令人感興趣的 Arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" [ant: interesting].
Uninteresting (a.) Characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative; "institutional food".
Uninteresting (a.) Said of a problem that, although nontrivial, can be solved simply by throwing sufficient resources at it.
Uninteresting (a.) Also said of problems for which a solution would neither advance the state of the art nor be fun to design and code.
Hackers regard uninteresting problems as intolerable wastes of time, to be solved (if at all) by lesser mortals. Real hackers (see toolsmith) generalize uninteresting problems enough to make them interesting and solve them ? thus solving the original problem as a special case (and, it must be admitted, occasionally turning a molehill into a mountain, or a mountain into a tectonic plate). See WOMBAT, SMOP; compare toy problem, oppose interesting.
Uninteresting, () Said of a problem that, although nontrivial, can be solved simply by throwing sufficient resources at it.
Uninteresting, () Also said of problems for which a solution would neither advance the state of the art nor be fun to design and code.
Hackers regard uninteresting problems as intolerable wastes of time, to be solved (if at all) by lesser mortals. *Real* hackers (see toolsmith) generalise uninteresting problems enough to make them interesting and solve them - thus solving the original problem as a special case (and, it must be admitted, occasionally turning a molehill into a mountain, or a mountain into a tectonic plate).
See WOMBAT, SMOP. Compare toy problem. Oppose interesting. [{Jargon File] (1995-03-10)
Uninterestingly (adv.) In an uninteresting manner [ant: interestingly].
Unintermission (n.) Want or failure of intermission. [R.] -- Bp. Parker.
Uninucleated (a.) (Biol.) Possessed of but a single nucleus; as, a uninucleated cell.
Unio (n.) (Zool.) 【動】蛤蜊；蠔 Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to Unio and many allied genera.
Unio (n.) Type genus of the family Unionidae [syn: Unio, genus Unio].
Uniocular (a.) Of, pertaining to, or seated in, one eye; monocular.
Union (n.) 結合；合併 [U] [S]；合而為一；和諧；一致 [U] The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.
Note: Union differs from connection, as it implies that the bodies are in contact, without an intervening body; whereas things may be connected by the intervention of a third body, as by a cord or chain.
Union (n.) Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord.
Union (n.) That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union. -- A. Hamilton.
Union (n.) A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.
Union (n.) A large, fine pearl. [Obs.]
If they [pearls] be white, great, round, smooth, and weighty . . . our dainties and delicates here at Rome . . . call them unions, as a man would say "singular," and by themselves alone. -- Holland.
In the cup an union shall he throw, Richer than that which four successive kings In Denmark's crown have worn. -- Shak.
Union (n.) A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.
Note: The union of the United States ensign is a cluster of white stars, denoting the union of the States, and, properly, equal in number to that of the States, displayed on a blue field; the fly being composed of alternate stripes of red and white. The union of the British ensign is the three crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick in combination, denoting the union of England, Scotland and Ireland, displayed on a blue field in the national banner used on shore, on a red, white, or blue field in naval ensigns, and with a white border or fly in the merchant service.
Union (n.) (Mach.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection.
Union (n.) (Brewing) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on.
Hypostatic union (Theol.) See under Hypostatic.
Latin union. See under Latin.
Legislative Union (Eng. Hist.), The union of Great Britain and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801.
Union, or Act of Union (Eng. Hist.), The act by which Scotland was united to England, or by which the two kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707.
Union by the first intention, or Union by the second intention. (Surg.) See To heal by the first intention, or To heal by the second intention, under Intention.
Union down (Naut.), A signal of distress at sea made by reversing the flag, or turning its union downward.
Union jack. (Naut.) See Jack, n., 10.
Union joint. (Mech.) A joint formed by means of a union.
Union joint. (Mech.) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T.
Syn: Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance; coalition; combination; confederacy.
Usage: Union, Unity. Union is the act of bringing two or more things together so as to make but one, or the state of being united into one. Unity is a state of simple oneness, either of essence, as the unity of God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design, of affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a union of interests which shall result in a unity of labor and interest in securing a given object.
One kingdom, joy, and union without end. -- Milton.
[Man] is to . . . beget Like of his like, his image multiplied.
In unity defective; which requires Collateral love, and dearest amity. -- Milton.
Union (a.) Being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman" [syn: Union, Federal].
Union (a.) Of trade unions; "the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract" [ant: nonunion].
Union (n.) An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood].
Union (n.) The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale" [syn: Union, North].
Union (n.) The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union].
Union (n.) The state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" [syn: union, unification] [ant: separation].
Union (n.) The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock].
Union (n.) Healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones [syn: union, conglutination].
Union (n.) A political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union".
Union (n.) A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" [syn: union, sum, join].
Union (n.) The occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals".
Union (n.) A device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner).
Union (n.) The act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure] [ant: disunion].
Union, () An operation on two sets which returns the set of all elements that are a member of either or both of the sets; normally written as an infix upper-case U symbol. The operator generalises to zero or more sets by taking the union of the current partial result (initially the empty set) with the next argument set, in any order.
For example, (a, b, c) U (c, d, e) = (a, b, c, d, e)
Union, () A type whose values may be of one of a number of other types, the current type depending on conditions that are only known at run-time. A variable of union type must be allocated sufficient storage space to hold the largest component type. Some unions include extra information to say which type of value the union currently has (a "tagged union"), others rely on the program to keep track of this independently.
A union contrasts with a structure or record which stores values of all component types at once.
Union joint. (Mech.) An SQL operator that concatenates two result sets, that must have the same number and types of columns.
The operator may be followed by the word "ALL" to indicate that results that appear in both sets should appear twice in the output. (2002-02-26)
UNION. () By this word is understood the United States of America; as, all good citizens will support the Union.
Union -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000): 17289
Housing Units (2000): 10001
Land area (2000): 322.548837 sq. miles (835.397617 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.474381 sq. miles (16.768568 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 329.023218 sq. miles (852.166185 sq. km)
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 34.856402 N, 84.009393 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, GA
Union County
Union County, GA
Union -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000): 15637
Housing Units (2000): 6234
Land area (2000): 345.097663 sq. miles (893.798807 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 18.330144 sq. miles (47.474852 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 363.427807 sq. miles (941.273659 sq. km)
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.645700 N, 87.931029 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, KY
Union County
Union County, KY
Union -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000): 7349
Housing Units (2000): 3077
Land area (2000): 161.548228 sq. miles (418.407973 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.700226 sq. miles (9.583542 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 165.248454 sq. miles (427.991515 sq. km)
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 39.607816 N, 84.917283 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, IN
Union County
Union County, IN
Union -- U.S. County in Iowa
Population (2000): 12309
Housing Units (2000): 5657
Land area (2000): 424.386689 sq. miles (1099.156431 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.566735 sq. miles (4.057826 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 425.953424 sq. miles (1103.214257 sq. km)
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.033565 N, 94.274698 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, IA
Union County
Union County, IA
Union -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 18293
Housing Units (2000): 7894
Land area (2000): 416.160883 sq. miles (1077.851694 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 5.966986 sq. miles (15.454421 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 422.127869 sq. miles (1093.306115 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 37.461737 N, 89.248116 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, IL
Union County
Union County, IL
Union -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
Population (2000): 22803
Housing Units (2000): 10873
Land area (2000): 877.601746 sq. miles (2272.977992 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 27.676690 sq. miles (71.682295 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 905.278436 sq. miles (2344.660287 sq. km)
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 32.807443 N, 92.387227 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, LA
Union Parish
Union Parish, LA
Union -- U.S. County in Mississippi
Population (2000): 25362
Housing Units (2000): 10693
Land area (2000): 415.430555 sq. miles (1075.960153 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.442909 sq. miles (3.737118 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 416.873464 sq. miles (1079.697271 sq. km)
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 34.489085 N, 88.999738 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, MS
Union County
Union County, MS
Union -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000): 40909
Housing Units (2000): 15217
Land area (2000): 436.651495 sq. miles (1130.922131 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.325673 sq. miles (0.843490 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 436.977168 sq. miles (1131.765621 sq. km)
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 40.271860 N, 83.366607 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, OH
Union County
Union County, OH
Union -- U.S. County in North Carolina
Population (2000): 123677
Housing Units (2000): 45695
Land area (2000): 637.366684 sq. miles (1650.772063 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.221722 sq. miles (5.754233 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 639.588406 sq. miles (1656.526296 sq. km)
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.000284 N, 80.570296 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, NC
Union County
Union County, NC
Union -- U.S. County in New Jersey
Population (2000): 522541
Housing Units (2000): 192945
Land area (2000): 103.289164 sq. miles (267.517696 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.171768 sq. miles (5.624852 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 105.460932 sq. miles (273.142548 sq. km)
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.657752 N, 74.301654 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, NJ
Union County
Union County, NJ
Union -- U.S. County in New Mexico
Population (2000): 4174
Housing Units (2000): 2225
Land area (2000): 3830.004212 sq. miles (9919.664950 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.787354 sq. miles (2.039238 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3830.791566 sq. miles (9921.704188 sq. km)
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 36.492607 N, 103.417893 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, NM
Union County
Union County, NM
Union -- U.S. County in South Dakota
Population (2000): 12584
Housing Units (2000): 5345
Land area (2000): 460.375710 sq. miles (1192.367564 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.704302 sq. miles (17.364062 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 467.080012 sq. miles (1209.731626 sq. km)
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 42.824582 N, 96.657572 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, SD
Union County
Union County, SD
Union -- U.S. County in Oregon
Population (2000): 24530
Housing Units (2000): 10603
Land area (2000): 2036.554493 sq. miles (5274.651697 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.997315 sq. miles (5.173023 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2038.551808 sq. miles (5279.824720 sq. km)
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 45.325011 N, 118.031311 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, OR
Union County
Union County, OR
Union -- U.S. County in Tennessee
Population (2000): 17808
Housing Units (2000): 7916
Land area (2000): 223.563421 sq. miles (579.026577 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 23.566680 sq. miles (61.037419 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 247.130101 sq. miles (640.063996 sq. km)
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 36.265117 N, 83.814380 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, TN
Union County
Union County, TN
Union -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 41624
Housing Units (2000): 14684
Land area (2000): 316.726156 sq. miles (820.316944 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.389813 sq. miles (1.009610 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 317.115969 sq. miles (821.326554 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.952523 N, 77.005608 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, PA
Union County
Union County, PA
Union -- U.S. County in South Carolina
Population (2000): 29881
Housing Units (2000): 13351
Land area (2000): 514.117730 sq. miles (1331.558751 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.798634 sq. miles (4.658441 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 515.916364 sq. miles (1336.217192 sq. km)
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 34.719470 N, 81.610324 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, SC
Union County
Union County, SC
Union -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000): 13442
Housing Units (2000): 3736
Land area (2000): 240.285431 sq. miles (622.336384 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 9.423457 sq. miles (24.406640 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 249.708888 sq. miles (646.743024 sq. km)
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.028050 N, 82.367222 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, FL
Union County
Union County, FL
Union -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 45629
Housing Units (2000): 20676
Land area (2000): 1038.902505 sq. miles (2690.745020 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 16.367899 sq. miles (42.392663 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1055.270404 sq. miles (2733.137683 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 33.207179 N, 92.612793 W
Headwords:
Union
Union, AR
Union County
Union County, AR
Union, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000): 227
Housing Units (2000): 103
Land area (2000): 0.820095 sq. miles (2.124036 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.820095 sq. miles (2.124036 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77616
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.994164 N, 87.905313 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, AL
Union
Union, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 7757
Housing Units (2000): 3133
Land area (2000): 8.080852 sq. miles (20.929310 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.080852 sq. miles (20.929310 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74626
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.446684 N, 91.006070 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 63084
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, MO
Union
Union, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 260
Housing Units (2000): 112
Land area (2000): 0.207538 sq. miles (0.537522 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.207538 sq. miles (0.537522 sq. km)
FIPS code: 49635
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.813763 N, 95.922336 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68455
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, NE
Union
Union, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
Population (2000): 54405
Housing Units (2000): 20001
Land area (2000): 9.115933 sq. miles (23.610157 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000996 sq. miles (0.002579 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.116929 sq. miles (23.612736 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74510
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.696951 N, 74.270439 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 07083
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, NJ
Union
Union, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
Population (2000): 5574
Housing Units (2000): 2167
Land area (2000): 4.281239 sq. miles (11.088358 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.001131 sq. miles (0.002929 sq. km)
Total
area (2000): 4.282370 sq. miles (11.091287 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78470
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.900154 N, 84.313494 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 45322
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, OH
Union
Union, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000): 1926
Housing Units (2000): 821
Land area (2000): 2.491656 sq. miles (6.453358 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.491656 sq. miles (6.453358 sq. km)
FIPS code: 75850
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 45.210034 N, 117.864818 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 97883
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, OR
Union
Union, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 576
Housing Units (2000): 208
Land area (2000): 0.606080 sq. miles (1.569740 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.606080 sq. miles (1.569740 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76706
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 42.235237 N, 88.542379 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 60180
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, IL
Union
Union, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 427
Housing Units (2000): 209
Land area (2000): 0.552503 sq. miles (1.430975 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.552503 sq. miles (1.430975 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79545
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.244715 N, 93.064240 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50258
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, IA
Union
Union, SC -- U.S. city in South Carolina
Population (2000): 8793
Housing Units (2000): 4240
Land area (2000): 7.957192 sq. miles (20.609032 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.957192 sq. miles (20.609032 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73105
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 34.717308 N, 81.624924 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 29379
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, SC
Union
Union, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 2893
Housing Units (2000): 879
Land area (2000): 3.234704 sq. miles (8.377845 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.234704 sq. miles (8.377845 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78384
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 38.945185 N, 84.671866 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 41091
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, KY
Union
Union, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 2021
Housing Units (2000): 884
Land area (2000): 3.431298 sq. miles (8.887020 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.431298 sq. miles (8.887020 sq. km)
FIPS code: 75360
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 32.571320 N, 89.118118 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39365
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, MS
Union
Union, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
Population (2000): 548
Housing Units (2000): 309
Land area (2000): 0.450446 sq. miles (1.166649 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.450446 sq. miles (1.166649 sq. km)
FIPS code: 81940
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 37.591211 N, 80.543022 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 24983
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Union, WV
Union
Unionism (n.) 工會主義；聯合主義；聯邦主義；聯合的原則；工會的制度 The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially to the federal union of the United States.
Unionism (n.) The principles, or the system, of combination among workmen engaged in the same occupation or trade.
Unionism (n.) The system or principles and theory of labor unions [syn: unionism, trade unionism].
Unionist (n.) 工會會員；工會主義者；聯合主義者；（U-）聯邦主義者 One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States.
Unionist (n.) A member or supporter of a trades union.
Unionist (n.) A worker who belongs to a trade union [syn: trade unionist, unionist, union member].
Unionistic (a.) Of or pertaining to union or unionists; tending to promote or preserve union.
Uniovulate (a.) (Bot.) Containing but one ovule.
Uniovulate (a.) Having a single ovule [syn: uniovular, uniovulate].
Unipara (n.) A woman who has borne one child.
Uniparous (a.) (Zool.) 每次只產一個卵的；每胎生一子的；只生過一子的 Producing but one egg or young at a time.
Uniparous (a.) (Bot.) Producing but one axis of inflorescence; -- said of the scorpioid cyme.
Uniparous (a.) Producing only one offspring at a time [ant: multiparous].
Uniped (a.) 獨腳的 Having only one foot. -- Wright.
Unipersonal (a.) 只有一個人的；【文】（指某些動詞）只適於單數人稱的 Existing as one, and only one, person; as, a unipersonal God.