Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Always the same, as in character or degree; unvarying.
- adjective Being the same as or consonant with another or others.
- noun A distinctive set of clothing intended to identify the members of a specific group.
- transitive verb To make (something) uniform.
- transitive verb To provide or dress with a uniform.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make uniform; reduce to uniformity.
- To clothe with or as if with a uniform.
- Having always the same form; not changing in shape, appearance, character, etc.; in general, not variable; unchanging.
- Not varying in degree or rate; equable; invariable: as, a uniform heat; a uniform motion (that is, the motion of a body when it passes over equal spaces in equal times).
- Having only one character throughout; homogeneous.
- Consistent at all times; not different.
- Not different at different times or places: applicable to all places, or to all divisions of a country: as, a uniform tax; a uniform bankruptcy law.
- Of the same appearance, pattern, or style.
- Of the same form or character with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode.
- noun A dress of the same kind, fabrics, fashion, or general appearance as others worn by the members of the same body, whether military, naval, or any other, by which the members may be recognized as belonging to the particular body: opposed to plain clothes, or ordinary civil dress: as, the uniform of a soldier, a sailor, or a policeman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous
- adjective Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.
- adjective that which is all of the same kind and texture; homogenous matter.
- adjective the motion of a body when it passes over equal spaces in equal times; equable motion.
- noun 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.
- noun (Mil.) wearing the whole of the prescribed uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc.
- noun an officer's sword of the regulation pattern prescribed for the army or navy.
- transitive verb To clothe with a uniform.
- transitive verb obsolete To make conformable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Unvarying ; all thesame . - adjective
Consistent ;conforming to onestandard . - adjective mathematics with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in
uniform continuity ,uniform convergence - noun A
distinctive outfit as a means ofidentifying members of agroup . - noun Phonetic equivalent for the letter U in the
ICAO spelling alphabet , informally known as theNATO phonetic alphabet . - noun A uniformed
police officer (as opposed to adetective ). - verb transitive To
clothe in a uniform.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not differentiated
- noun clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
- verb provide with uniforms
- adjective the same throughout in structure or composition
- adjective evenly spaced
- adjective always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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'A uniform rod '(it is a marvellous act of mercy that the examiner invented it _uniform_; it is strange that its thickness did not vary in some complicated manner, and become a veritable birch-rod!)' of length
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We call its motion a uniform translation (uniform because it is of constant velocity and direction, translation because although the carriage changes its position relative to the embankment yet it does not rotate in so doing).
Chapter 5. The Principle of Relativity (In the Restricted Sense) 1920
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Such curves are constructed by taking a small piece and observing and recording the temperature of the mass at uniform intervals of time during a _uniform_ heating or cooling.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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For example, I do not think even Bryan would agree to allow unfettered immigration of men in uniform from a country with which we are at war.
Rosen and Responsibility, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The popular image of a southern soldier in uniform is a myth, which is ironic because cotton was produced in the south, but it turns out you need northern industry to have made southern uniforms.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Defamation by Government Still Political Question 2010
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Support the men and women in uniform is not just words and flag-waving and pride when some enemy target is destroyed.
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Saying ‘thank you’ to someone in uniform is not offensive; questioning a veterans service certainly is.
Think Progress » Preteen magazine makes military recruiting pitch. 2006
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And when you can pay billions for fleets of subs and stealth B-2's, I think the cost of even a million reliable rifles for America's men in uniform is a drop in the bucket.
Substandard Issue Update: In response to your comments on military small arms 2006
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"The number of Iraqis in uniform is said to be about 140,000" - Wash Times, 12/8/03
09/19/2004 2004
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Does the word "uniform" lock the states out of making policy on immigration?
Let's Have a Televised Debate on the Constitution Seth Lipsky 2011
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