unit
/ˈjuːnɪt/noun
उच्चारण यूनिट
इकाई
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[C]
a single thing, person or group that is complete by itself but can also form part of something larger
इकाई
- The family is the basic unit of society.
- Each chapter of the book is a separate unit of study.
- The village is the basic unit of local government.
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- The kitchen was built as a separate unit at the back of the house.
- Each unit of the course ends with a short test.
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[C]
a fixed quantity used as a standard measurement
(माप की) इकाई
- The metre is a unit of length.
- A kilometre is a unit of distance.
- The kilogram is the unit of mass in the metric system.
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- Electricity is billed by the unit, so switch off the fan when you leave.
- What unit is used to measure temperature in science class?
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[C]
a group of people who work or live together, especially for a particular purpose
दल, टुकड़ी
- an army unit
- The hospital's burns unit treats patients from three districts.
- A medical unit was sent to the flooded district.
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- The police set up a special unit to deal with cyber crime.
- He serves in an infantry unit stationed near the border.
Synonyms team group squad detachment division
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a unit of + noun
Use unit of to name the standard measure or the part of a whole that something is counted in.
किसी मानक माप या पूरे के उस भाग को बताने के लिए जिसमें गिनती की जाती है, 'unit of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The rupee is the basic unit of Indian currency.
- A kilowatt-hour is the unit of electricity charged on your bill.
a / an: a unit, an infantry unit
Unit begins with the sound /juː/, so it takes a, not an.
'Unit' की ध्वनि /juː/ से शुरू होती है, इसलिए इसके साथ a लगता है, an नहीं।
- Radhika joined a unit of the Territorial Army.
unit + singular verb / units + plural verb
A single unit takes a singular verb even when it contains many people or items.
एक unit के साथ singular verb आती है, भले ही उसमें बहुत लोग या वस्तुएँ हों।
- Each unit in the textbook has ten exercises.
- The police unit was sent to the village at dawn.
unit + noun (noun modifier)
Unit often works as a noun modifier to describe a department or a fixed size.
'Unit' प्रायः noun modifier बनकर किसी विभाग या निश्चित आकार का वर्णन करता है।
- The unit price of a notebook is twenty rupees.
- Unit tests are held at the end of every chapter.
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adjective + unit
basicstandardseparatespecialmobile
- A special unit was formed to handle flood relief.
type + unit
familyarmyintensive carekitchenstorage
- The patient was moved to the intensive care unit.
unit + of + noun
measurementlengthtimecurrencyweight
- The second is the basic unit of time.
verb + unit
formset upjoincommandlead
- Captain Singh commanded a unit of fifty soldiers.
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- The local bank has opened a new service unit near the bus stand.
स्थानीय बैंक ने बस स्टैंड के पास एक नई सेवा इकाई खोली है।
- Complete Unit 4 on tenses before you attempt the mock test.
Mock test देने से पहले tenses वाली चौथी इकाई पूरी कर लीजिए।
- Each kitchen unit in the new flat has a small window.
नए फ़्लैट की हर रसोई इकाई में एक छोटी खिड़की है।
- The family is the basic unit of any society.
परिवार किसी भी समाज की मूल इकाई होता है।
- A new burns unit was added to the district hospital last year.
पिछले वर्ष ज़िला अस्पताल में एक नई बर्न यूनिट जोड़ी गई।
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✗ She is an unit commander in the army.
✓ She is a unit commander in the army.
Unit starts with the consonant sound /j/, so use a, not an.
'Unit' का आरंभ व्यंजन ध्वनि /j/ से होता है, इसलिए a लगाएँ, an नहीं।
✗ Every unit have ten questions.
✓ Every unit has ten questions.
Every takes a singular noun and a singular verb.
'Every' के साथ singular noun और singular verb आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Unit, part and section can all describe a piece of something larger, but they are used differently.
Unit, part और section तीनों किसी बड़ी चीज़ के एक टुकड़े का वर्णन कर सकते हैं, पर इनके प्रयोग अलग हैं।
A complete piece that works on its own or serves as a standard of counting.
एक पूर्ण भाग जो स्वयं में काम करे या गिनती का मानक हो।
- The hostel has a separate unit for girls.
A part cut off from a whole, such as of a paper, a library or an office.
किसी पूरे से अलग किया गया भाग, जैसे प्रश्नपत्र, पुस्तकालय या कार्यालय का।
- The reasoning section carries fifty marks.
One of the parts that together make up a machine or a system.
उन भागों में से एक जो मिलकर किसी मशीन या प्रणाली को बनाते हैं।
- The battery is a key component of the phone.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Use 'a unit', not 'an unit', because unit begins with a /j/ sound.
'a unit' लगाइए, 'an unit' नहीं, क्योंकि unit /j/ ध्वनि से शुरू होता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science, asked often: the SI units are metre (length), kilogram (mass), second (time), ampere (current), kelvin (temperature), mole (amount of substance) and candela (light intensity); the unit of force is the newton, of energy the joule, of power the watt.
विज्ञान में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: SI इकाइयाँ metre (लंबाई), kilogram (द्रव्यमान), second (समय), ampere (धारा), kelvin (तापमान), mole (पदार्थ की मात्रा) और candela (प्रकाश तीव्रता) हैं; बल की इकाई newton, ऊर्जा की joule, शक्ति की watt है।
Maths: the units digit is the last digit of a number.
गणित में units digit किसी संख्या का अंतिम अंक है।