Uniform

//ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unvarying; all the same.

    ""Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages."

  2. 2
    Consistent; conforming to one standard.

    "The only doubt is, about the manner of their unity; how far Churches are bound to be uniform in their Ceremonies, and what way they ought to take for that purpose."

  3. 3
    with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence
  4. 4
    Composed of a single macromolecular species.
  5. 5
    (of a polyhedron) That is isogonal and whose faces are regular polygons; (of an n-dimensional (n>3) polytope) that is isogonal and whose bounding (n-1)-dimensional facets are uniform polytopes.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not differentiated wordnet
  2. 2
    the same throughout in structure or composition wordnet
  3. 3
    evenly spaced wordnet
  4. 4
    always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.

    "The Hooverette [housedress] can be worn as a dress or as an apron. This is the latest in uniforms, madam, according to Vogue."

  2. 2
    clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Uniform from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of
  4. 4
    A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).

    "Skeletor held the gun against Speedo’s head, held Speedo between himself and the cops who stood, motionless and futile, where they’d stopped. Robinson, Lindfors, Carter, three uniforms and I watched helpless as Skeletor, dragging Speedy with him, inched out the gate, started backing down the hill."

Verb
  1. 1
    To clothe in a uniform. transitive

    "You can't erect an army by uniforming and drilling a few hundred thousand clerks and farmers."

  2. 2
    provide with uniforms wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

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