subunit

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Definitions of subunit word

noun subunit a single thing or person. 1
noun subunit any group of things or persons regarded as an entity: They formed a cohesive unit. 1
noun subunit one of the individuals or groups that together constitute a whole; one of the parts or elements into which a whole may be divided or analyzed. 1
noun subunit one of a number of things, organizations, etc., identical or equivalent in function or form: a rental unit; a unit of rolling stock. 1
noun subunit any magnitude regarded as an independent whole; a single, indivisible entity. 1
noun subunit Also called dimension. any specified amount of a quantity, as of length, volume, force, momentum, or time, by comparison with which any other quantity of the same kind is measured or estimated. 1

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity); perhaps influenced by digit

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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