uniform (ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
)
Definitions
noun
- a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren
- a single set of such clothes
- a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group
- informal a police officer who wears a uniform
adjective
- unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular ⇒
a uniform surface
- identical; alike or like ⇒
a line of uniform toys
verb (tr)
- to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms
- to make uniform
Alternative Forms
ˈuniˌformly adverb ˈuniˌformness nounWord Origin
C16: from Latin ūniformis, from ūnus one + forma shapeSynonyms
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Uniform (ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm)
Definitions
noun
- communications a code word for the letter a code word for the letter u
Translations
- British English:
uniform
A uniform is a special set of clothes which some people wear to work in, and which some children wear at school....a girl in school uniform.ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm NOUN ...a girl in school uniform.
- Spanish:
uniforme
nm
- French:
uniforme
nm
- German:
Uniform
nf
- Chinese: 制服 n
- Arabic: زِيٌّ رَسْمِيّ n
- Portuguese: uniforme nm
- Russian: форма nf
- Croatian: uniforma nf
- Czech: uniforma nf
- Danish: uniform nutr
- Dutch: uniform nnt
- Finnish: univormu n
- Greek: στολή εργασίας nf
- Italian: divisa nf
- Japanese: 制服 n
- Korean: 제복 n
- Norwegian: uniform nm
- Polish: mundur nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: uniforme nm
- European Spanish:
uniforme
nm
- Swedish: uniform nutr
- Thai: เครื่องแบบ n
- Turkish: üniforma n
- Vietnamese: đồng phục n
Usage examples
A witness reported seeing her on a train to London but she wasn't wearing her school uniform.
, LOST SUMMER (2002)This shows that with reaction times set to zero, drivers settle down to a uniform speed.
New Scientist (1999)They were all wearing identical grey suits and identical blue shirts and identical red ties, the Alinghi team formal uniform.
Globe and Mail (2003)The north of England looked like showing a more " uniform " picture than elsewhere of Lib Dem success against Labour, he said.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)Yet another leaflet outlined a list of the uniform required.
, WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (2002)