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Unicameral (?), a. [Uni- + L. camera vault.] Having, or consisting of, a single chamber; -- said of a legislative assembly. [R.] F. Lieber.
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Unicapsular (?). [Uni- + capsular: cf. F. unicapsulaire.] (Bot.) Having but one capsule to each flower.
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Unicarinated (?), a. [Uni- + carinated.] Having one ridge or keel. Craig.
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Unicelled (?), a. [Uni- + cell.] (Biol.) Unicellular.
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Unicellular (?), a. [Uni- + cellular.] Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a unicellular organism.
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Unicentral (?), a. [Uni- + central.] (Biol.) Having a single center of growth.
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Coloq. Unicentral development , that form of development which takes place primarily around a single central point, as in the lowest of unicellular organisms.
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Unicity (?), n. [L. unicus single. See .] The condition of being united; quality of the unique; unification.
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Not unity, but what the schoolmen call unicity. De Quincey.
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The unicity we strive not to express, for that is impossible, but to designate by the nearest analogy. Coleridge.
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Uniclinal (?), a. [Uni- + Gr. � to incline.] (Geol.) See .
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Unicolorous (?), a. [Uni- + color.] (Zoöl.) Having the surface of a uniform color.
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Unicorn (?), n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn; cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See , and .] 1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter.
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2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures.
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Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? Job xxxix. 10.
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☞ The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See the Note under .
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3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax. (b) The larva of a unicorn moth.
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4. (Zoöl.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.
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5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]
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Coloq. Fossil unicorn , or Coloq. 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. -- Coloq. Unicorn fish , Coloq. Unicorn whale (Zoöl.), the narwhal. -- Coloq. Unicorn moth (Zoöl.), a notodontian moth (Cœlodasys unicornis) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its back; -- called also unicorn prominent. -- Coloq. Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants, the yellow-flowered colicroot (Aletris farinosa) and the blazing star (Chamælirium luteum). Both are used in medicine. -- Coloq. Unicorn shell (Zoöl.), 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.
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Unicornous (?), a. [See .] (Zoöl.) Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects. “Unicornous beetles.” Sir T. Browne.
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Unicostate (?), a. [Uni- + costate.] (Bot.) Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf.
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Unicursal (?), a. [Uni- + L. currere, cursum, to run.] (Geom.) That can be passed over in a single course; -- said of a curve when the coördinates of the point on the curve can be expressed as rational algebraic functions of a single parameter θ.
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☞ As θ varies minus infinity to plus infinity, to each value of θ 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 θ. 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.
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Unideaed (?), a. Having no ideas; senseless; frivolous. “Unideaed girls.” Mrs. Hemans.
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He [Bacon] received the unideaed page [Villiers] into his intimacy. Lord Campbell.
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Unideal (?), a. 1. Not ideal; real; unimaginative.
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2. Unideaed. [R.] Johnson.
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Unidimensional (?), a. [Uni- + dimensional.] (Math.) Having but one dimension. See .
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Unifacial (?), a. [Uni- + facial.] Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.
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Unific (?), a. Making one or unity; unifying.
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Unification (?), n. [See .] The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.
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Unification with God was the final aim of the Neoplatonicians. Fleming.
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Unifier (?), n. One who, or that which, unifies; as, a natural law is a unifier of phenomena.
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Unifilar (?), a. [Uni- + L. filum a thread.] Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like; as, unifilar suspension.
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Coloq. 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.
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Uniflagellate (?), a. [Uni- + flagellate.] (Biol.) Having but one flagellum; as, uniflagellate organisms.
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Uniflorous (?), a. [Uni- + L. flos, floris, a flower: cf. F. uniflore.] (Bot.) Bearing one flower only; as, a uniflorous peduncle.
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Unifolliate (?), a. [Uni- + foliate.] (Bot.) Having only one leaf.
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Unifollilate (?), a. [Uni- + foliolate.] (Bot.) Having only one leaflet, as the leaves of the orange tree.
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Uniform (?), a. [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from: cf. F. uniforme.]
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1. 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.
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2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.
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The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to be uniform in their ceremonies. Hooker.
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Coloq. Uniform matter , that which is all of the same kind and texture; homogenous matter. -- Coloq. Uniform motion , the motion of a body when it passes over equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. Hutton.
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Uniform, n. [F. uniforme. See , a.] 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.
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There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform. F. W. Robertson.
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Coloq. In full uniform (Mil.), wearing the whole of the prescribed uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc. -- Coloq. Uniform sword , an officer's sword of the regulation pattern prescribed for the army or navy.
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Uniform, v. t. 1. To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of soldiers.
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2. To make conformable. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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Uniformal (?), a. Uniform. [Obs.] Herrick.
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Uniformism (?), n. [From .] (Geol.) 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.
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Uniformitarian (?), a. (Geol.) 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.
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Uniformitarian, n. (Geol.) One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine.
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Uniformitarianism (?), n. (Geol.) The uniformitarian doctrine.
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Uniformity (?), n. [L. uniformitas: cf. F. uniformité.] 1. 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.
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2. Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's opinions.
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3. 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.
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4. Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness.
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5. Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance, or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in ceremonies or rites.
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Coloq. 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.
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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.
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Coloq. To vary uniformly (Math.), to vary with the ratio of the corresponding increments constant; -- said of two dependent quantities with regard to each other.
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Unifromness, n. The quality or state of being uniform; uniformity.
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Unify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unifying (?).] [Uni- + -fy: cf. F. unifier.] To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.
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A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty. De Quincey.
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Perception is thus a unifying act. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Unigeniture (?), n. [L. unigenitus only-begotten; unus one + gignere, genitum, to beget.] The state of being the only begotten. [R.] Bp. Pearson.
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Unigenous (?), a. [L. unigena; unus one + genere, gignere, to beget.] (Biol.) Being of one kind; being of the same genus.
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Unijugate (?), a. [Uni- + L. jugum yoke, pair: cf. L. unijugus having one yoke.] (Bot.) Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.
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Unilabiate (?), a. [Uni- + labiate.] (Bot.) Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla.
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Unilateral (?), a. [Uni- + lateral: cf. F. unilatéral.] 1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
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2. (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.
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Coloq. Unilateral contract (Law), a contract or engagement requiring future action only by one party.
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Uniliteral (?), a. [Uni- + literal.] Consisting of one letter only; as, a uniliteral word or sign.
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Unilobar (?), a. [Uni- + lobar.] Consisting of a single lobe.
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Unilocular (?), a. [Uni- + locular: cf. F. uniloculaire.] (Biol.) Having one cell or cavity only; as, a unilocular capsule or shell.
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Unimitable (?), a. Inimitable. [Obs.]
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Unimpairable (?), a. That can not be impaired. Hakewill.
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Unimpeachable (?), a. 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. -- Unimpeachableness, n. -- Unimpeachably, adv.
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Unimplicate (?), a. Not implicated. “Unimplicate in folly.” R. Browning.
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Unimportance (?), n. Want of importance; triviality. Johnson.
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Unimproved (?), a. 1. Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence.
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2. Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities; unimproved blessings. Cowper.
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3. Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no revenue; as, unimproved land or soil.
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Unimuscular (?), a. [Uni- muscular.] (Zoöl.) Having only one adductor muscle, and one muscular impression on each valve, as the oyster; monomyarian.
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Unincumbered (?), a. 1. Not incumbered; not burdened.
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2. (Law) Free from any temporary estate or interest, or from mortgage, or other charge or debt; as, an estate unincumbered with dower.
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Uninfringible (?), a. That may not be infringed; as, an uninfringible monopoly.
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Unintelligence (?), n. Absence or lack of intelligence; unwisdom; ignorance. Bp. Hall.
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Uninteressed (?), a. Uninterested; unaffected. [Obs.] Glanvill.
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Uninterested (?), a. 1. Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business.
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2. Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as, uninterested in a discourse or narration.
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Unintermission (?), n. Want or failure of intermission. [R.] Bp. Parker.
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Uninucleated (?), a. [Uni- + nucleated.] (Biol.) Possessed of but a single nucleus; as, a uninucleated cell.
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Unio (?), n. [NL., fr. L. unio unity, union, a single large pearl. See .] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to Unio and many allied genera.
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Uniocular (?), a. [Uni- + ocular.] Of, pertaining to, or seated in, one eye; monocular.
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Union (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See , and cf. , .] 1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.
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☞ Union differs from connection, as it implies that the bodies are in contact, without an inter�ening body; whereas things may be connected by the in���vention of a third body, as by a cord or chain.
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2. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord.
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3. 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.
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4. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.
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5. A large, fine pearl. [Obs.]
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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.
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In the cup an union shall he throw,
Richer than that which four successive kings
In Denmark's crown have worn. Shak.
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6. 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.
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☞ 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.
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