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uniform.

Unvarying; all the same.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/US/ˈjunɪfɚm/US/ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjʉnɪfɔɾm/Scotland
  1. Unvarying; all the same.

  2. Consistent; conforming to one standard.

  3. with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence

  4. Composed of a single macromolecular species.

  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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin uniformis Middle French uniformebor. English uniform Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

noun/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/US/ˈjunɪfɚm/US/ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjʉnɪfɔɾm/Scotland
  1. A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Uniform from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

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  3. A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).

  4. In OpenGL, a global shader variable whose value does not change between rendering calls, serving as a parameter.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin uniformis Middle French uniformebor. English uniform Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

verb/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/US/ˈjunɪfɚm/US/ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjʉnɪfɔɾm/Scotland
  1. To clothe in a uniform.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin uniformis Middle French uniformebor. English uniform Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

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