uniform
Americanadjective
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identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.
uniform spelling;
a uniform building code.
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without variations in detail: a uniform surface.
uniform output;
a uniform surface.
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constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform velocity.
uniform kindness;
uniform velocity.
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constituting part of a uniform.
to be issued uniform shoes.
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Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc..
a uniform bound.
noun
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an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
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Informal. a uniformed police officer, as opposed to a detective or other member of a police force who does not wear a uniform while on duty.
The chief wants all available uniforms at the site of the explosion ASAP.
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a word used in communications to represent the letter U.
verb (used with object)
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to make uniform or standard.
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to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.
noun
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a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren
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a single set of such clothes
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a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group
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informal a police officer who wears a uniform
adjective
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unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular
a uniform surface
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identical; alike or like
a line of uniform toys
verb
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to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms
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to make uniform
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonuniform adjective
- self-uniform noun
- uniformly adverb
- uniformness noun
Etymology
Origin of uniform
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ūnifōrmis (adjective), equivalent to ūni- combining form meaning “one” + -fōrmis “form, shape”; uni-, -form
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the surgeon general oversees the more than 6,000-member Public Health Service Commissioned Corps—a uniformed service whose deployment is slower and more costly than civilian alternatives.
“Going into that offseason, it was hard to imagine him in a different uniform,” Friedman said.
From Los Angeles Times
He wore the dress uniform of the US Navy, blue wool cutaway coat with two rows of gilt buttons.
From Literature
A uniform tariff hike to 15 percent will strike partners like Britain, who faced a lower level previously.
From Barron's
Shreeyam reassured his mother the protesters would not be targeted because they were young, and in school uniforms.
From BBC
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