Webster's Dictionary 1913

1270

Unionism

Un″ion‐ism (?), n. 1. The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially to the federal union of the United States.2. The principles, or the system, of combination among...

1271

Unionist

Un″ion‐ist, n. 1. One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States.2. A member or supporter of a trades union.

1272

Unionistic

Un′ion‐is″tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to union or unionists; tending to promote or preserve union.

1273

Uniovulate

U′ni‐o″vu‐late (?), a. [Uni- + ovulate.] (Bot.) Containing but one ovule.

1274

Unipara

‖U‐nip″a‐ra (?), n. [NL. See Uniparous.] A woman who has borne one child.

1275

Uniparous

U‐nip″a‐rous (?), a. [Uni- + L. parere to bring forth.] 1. (Zoöl.) Producing but one egg or young at a time.2. (Bot.) Producing but one axis of inflorescence; — said of the scor...

1276

Uniped

U″ni‐ped (?), a. [Uni- + L. pes, pedis, foot.] Having only one foot. Wright.

1277

Unipersonal

U″ni‐per″son‐al (?), a. [Uni- + personal.]1. Existing as one, and only one, person; as, a unipersonal God.2. (Gram.) Used in only one person, especially only in the third person...

1278

Unipersonalist

U′ni‐per″so‐nal‐ist, n.(Theol.) One who believes that the Deity is unipersonal.

1279

Uniphonous

U‐niph″o‐nous (?), a. [Uni- + Gr. � sound.] Having but one sound, as the drum.

1280

Uniplicate

U‐nip″li‐cate (?), a. [Uni- + plicate.] Having, or consisting of, but one fold.

1281

Unipolar

U′ni‐po″lar (?), a. [Uni- + polar.] 1. (Physics) Having, or acting by means of, one pole only.2. (Anat.) Having but one pole or process; — applied to those ganglionic nerve cell...

1282

Unique

U‐nique″ (?), a. [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.] Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excelle...

1283

Unique (2)

U‐nique″, n. A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.The phenix, the unique of birds. De Quincey.

1284

Uniquity

U‐niq″ui‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being unique; uniqueness. Walpole.

1285

Uniradiated

U′ni‐ra″di‐a′ted (?), a. [Uni- + radiated.] Having but one ray.

1286

Uniramous

U′ni‐ra″mous (?), a. [Uni- + L. ramus branch.] (Biol.) Having but one branch.

1287

Uniseptate

U′ni‐sep″tate (?), a. [Uni- + septate.] (Bot.) Having but one septum, or partition; — said of two-celled fruits, such as the silicles of cruciferous plants.

1288

Uniserial

U′ni‐se″ri‐al (?), a. [Uni- + serial.] Having only one row or series.

1289

Uniseriate

U′ni‐se″ri‐ate (?), a. [Uni- + seriate.] Having one line or series; uniserial. — U′ni‐se″ri‐ate‐ly, adv.

1290

Unisexual

U′ni‐sex″u‐al (?), a. [Uni- + sexual: cf. F. unisexuel.] (Biol.) Having one sex only, as plants which have the male and female flowers on separate individuals, or animals in whi...

1291

Unisilicate

U′ni‐sil″i‐cate (?), n. [Uni- + silicate.] (Min.) A salt of orthosilicic acid, H4SiO4; — so called because the ratio of the oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and silicon r...

1292

Unison

U″ni‐son (?; 277), n. [LL. unisonus having the same sound; L. unus one + sonus a sound: cf. F. unisson, It. unisono. See One, and Sound a noise.] 1. Harmony; agreement; concord;...

1293

Unison (2)

U″ni‐son (?; 277), a. [Cf. It. unisono. See Unison, n.] 1. Sounding alone.intermixed with voice,Choral or unison. Milton.2. (Mus.) Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; ...

1294

Unisonal

U‐nis″o‐nal (?), a. Being in unison; unisonant. — U‐nis″o‐nal‐ly, adv.

1295

Unisonance

U‐nis″o‐nance (?), n. [See Unisonant.] Accordance of sounds; unison.

1296

Unisonant

U‐nis″o‐nant (?), a. [Uni- + sonant. See Unison.] Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or acuteness; sounded alike in pitch.