| United States |
a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States of America" (usu. prec. by, "the"). |
| United States House Committee on Rules |
a powerful committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that determines when and how new legislation will be considered by House members. The committee is often referred to as Rules Committee or House Rules Committee. |
| United States of America |
a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States" (usu. prec. by, "the"). |
| United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration |
the committee of the U.S. Senate responsible for overseeing matters relating to rules and procedures in the Senate, federal elections, U.S. presidential succession, qualifications of Senate members, corrupt government practices, and the administration of Senate office buildings. The committee is often referred to as Senate Rules Committee. |
| unit fraction |
a fraction having 1 as the numerator, such as 1/3 and 1/x. |
| unitive |
able to cause unity, or acting to unite. |
| unitize |
to make or combine into one unit. [2 definitions] |
| unit of measurement |
a specific quantity regarded as a standard to which other quantities are compared; unit. |
| unit pricing |
the pricing of consumer goods on the basis of cost per unit of measure, such ascents per ounce. |
| unity |
the state of being a single unit; oneness. [5 definitions] |
| univalent |
having a chemical valence of one. [2 definitions] |
| univalve |
of, pertaining to, or having a one-piece shell. [3 definitions] |
| universal |
of, relating to, or characteristic of the whole world or the world's population. [6 definitions] |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
the declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, outlining a standard of human rights for all people. |
| universalism |
(often cap.) a theological doctrine that asserts the universal fatherhood of God and the final salvation of all people. [2 definitions] |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. [2 definitions] |
| universalize |
to make universal. |
| universal joint |
a connection between rotating shafts set at angles to one another, permitting rotation in three planes. |
| universally |
in all places and instances; with no exception. |
| Universal Product Code |
a series of vertical bars printed on packages of consumer goods that indicates price, type of product, and the like, and that can be read by a computerized scanner. (Cf. bar code.) |
| universal set |
in mathematics, the set of all elements under consideration in a given problem. |