Unicorn, Uniform, Union

etc. See under Unit. of Unit, u'nit, n. A single thing or person; the least whole number; one; any definite length, weight, time, or other determinate quantitv (considered as 1 a per quantity) by comparison with which other quantities are measured.— U'nity, -nt-tT, n. State of being one; singlene ; onene ; union; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; concord; harmony. (Math.) Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or a le magnitudes, taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation. (Poet. &. Rhet.) One of the or for principles by whicji a uniform tenor of story aud propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these principles. [In the Greek drama, the three unities required were those of action* of time, and of place; in other words, that the dam there should be but one main plot; that the time supposed should not exceed 24 hours; and that the place of the action before the spectators should be one and the same throughout the piece.] (Fine Arts & Mus.) Such a combination of parts as to constitute n. a kind of symmetry of style and character. (Law.) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held in undisurvided shares by 2 or more; joint-tenancy. Union; onen. ne ; junction; concord; harmony. — Unite', -nit', the v. t. To put together or join, as 2 or more const i tut he ents, to form a whole; to cause to adhere; to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, be nations by treaty, men by opinions; to a ociate, or add, annex, coalesce, attach, continue, connect. — not v. i. To become one, be cemented or consolidated, below coalesce, grow together; to join in an act, act in con- A cert. — Unit'edly, -mt'ed-lT, adr. With union or n. joint efforts. — Unit'er, n. — Unita'rian, -nT-ta'rlor an, n. One who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, sub believing that God exists only in one person; one of opposed to dualism, in philosophy, science, etc. —a. on Of, or pert, to, Unitarians, or to their doctrines; of, n. or pert, to, a system of philosophy, science, etc., — which is opposed to dualism. — Unita'rianism, -izm, antipn. Doctrines of Unitarians.— U'nitary, -a-rl, a. Of the nature of a unit; not double. — Unique', -nek',; end, eve, term \ In, ice; 5dd, Wine, 5r \ a. Without a like or equal; unmatched; single in kind or excellence.— n._ Something unequaled unparalleled. — Union, un'yun. n. Act of uniting or joining 2 or more things into one; state of being united or joined; agreement, conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, etc.; harmony; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; consolidated body; the upper, inner corner of an ensign, in distinction from the rest of the flag, which is called the. fly.— Union down. A signal of distre at sea made by reversing the flag, or turning its union downward. — Un'ionist, n. One who advocates or promotes union; esp., a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the U. S. — Un'ion-jack, n. (Naut.) A small flag containing only the union, without the fly. See Jack. — U'nicorn, -nY-k6rn, n. A fabulous animal with one horn, — often represented in heraldry as a supporter. An animal of some unknown kind, so called in King James's translation (the A. V.) of the Old Testament Scriptures: it was probably some species of Unicorn. wild ox. — U'niform, -nYf , a. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; of the same form with others: conforming to one rule or mode; consonant; consistent with itself at all times, — n. A dre of the same kind, by which persons are purnosely a imilated who belong to the same body, whether military, naval, or any other. — Uniformity, -Y-tY, n. Quality of being uniform; resemblance to itself at all times; conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance, or agreement; consistency; samene ; similitude between the parts of a whole; continued or unvaried samene or likene . — U'niform'ly, adv. In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity. — U'nify, -nt-fi, v. t. [-fied (-lid), -fying.] To cause to be one, make into a unit, unite, view as one; to reduce to unity or uniformity. — U/nifica/'tion, n. Act of so uniting with another as to make 1 being; act of unifying, or state of being unified. — Unan'imous, -Y-mus, a. Of one mind; agreeing in opinion or determination; harmonious; formed with, or indicating, unanimity; with the agreement of all. — Unanimity, -nim'Y-tY, n. State or quality of being unanimous; agreement in opinion or determination.—Unip^arous, -a-rus, a. Producing one at a birth. — U'niped, -nY-ped, a. Having only foot. — Unira'dia'ted, a. Having 1 ray. — Unise'rlal, -se'rY-al, a. Having only 1 row or series.— U'nis on. -nt-zun, n. Harmony; agreement; concord; union. (Mux.) An accordance or coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by a sonorous body.— a. Sounding alone. (Mus.) Sounded together. — Unis^onance, -nisro-nans, n. Accordance.of Bounds.— UiuVonant, a. Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or acutene . — Unis'onouB, -o-nus, a. Being in unison. — U'nivalve, -nYvalv, n. (Zobl.) A mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snail. — U'nivalve, -valved, -valvd. a. Having 1 valve only, as a shell or pericarp. — Univalv'ular, -ulSr, a. Having 1 valve only.— Univers'al, -vSrs'ul, a. Extending to, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; pert, to or pervading all; Univalve. all-embracing; unlimited; constituting or considered as a whole; total; whole comprising particulars, or all the particulars; general; all. — n. {Logic.) A general abstract concepsun, cube, full; moon, ffiot; cow, oil tion, so called from being universally applicable or to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it; a universal proposition, or one in which the subject is taken in its widest extent, and the predicate applies to everything which the subject can denote, Universal church. The whole church of God in the world. — U. joint. (JUach.) A contrivance for joining 2 shafts or parts of a machine endwise, so that the one may give tion rotary to the other mowhen forming an angle with it, or may move freely in all directions, as by means of a cro connecting Single and Double Universal the forked ends Joint. of the 2 shafts. — Univers'a 1 i s m, I.) a, b, shafts; c, double joint. -izm, n. (Theol.),2.) o, 6, shafts; e, c, joints; d, cc The doctrine or necting link. belief that all men will be saved or made happy in a future life.— Univers'alist, n. One who holds the doctrine that all men will be saved. — U'niversaKity, -Y-tY, n. State or quality of being universal; unlimited extension or application. — Univer8,ally, -al-lT, adv. In a universal manner; with extension to the whole; without exception. — U'niverse, n. The entire ma or system of suns, worlds, etc., filling all the regions of space; all created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the world. — Univer's ity, -sY-tY, n. A universal school, in which are taught all branches of learning, or the 4 faculties of theology, medicine, law, and the eciences and arts; an a emblage of colleges established in any place, with profe ors for instructing students in the sciences and other branches of learning, and where degrees are conferred. — Univ'ocal, -niv'okal, a. Having 1 meaning only; having unison of sound, as the octave in music, and its replicates. — n. (Aristo tel i an Logic.) A generic term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces. A word having but 1 meaning. — Univ'ocally, arfu. In a univocal manner; in 1 term; in 1 sense. — Undec'agon, -dek'a-iron, n. (Geom.) A figure having 11 sides and 11 angles. 491