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u·ni·form

(yo͞o′nə-fôrm′)

adj.

1. Always the same, as in character or degree; unvarying: planks of uniform length.

2. Being the same as or consonant with another or others: rows of uniform brick houses.

A distinctive set of clothing intended to identify the members of a specific group: a police uniform.

tr.v. u·ni·formed, u·ni·form·ing, u·ni·forms

1. To make (something) uniform.

2. To provide or dress with a uniform.

[Latin ūnifōrmis : ūni-, uni- + fōrma, shape.]

u′ni·for′mi·ty, u′ni·form′ness n.

u′ni·form′ly adv.

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uniform

(ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a single set of such clothes

3. (Clothing & Fashion) a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group

4. informal a police officer who wears a uniform

adj

5. unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular: a uniform surface.

6. identical; alike or like: a line of uniform toys.

vb (tr)

7. (Clothing & Fashion) to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms

8. to make uniform

[C16: from Latin ūniformis, from ūnus one + forma shape]

ˈuniˌformly adv

ˈuniˌformness n

Uniform

(ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm)

(Communications & Information) communications a code word for the letter u

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u•ni•form

(ˈyu nəˌfɔrm)

adj.

1. identical or consistent, as from example to example or place to place: a uniform building code.

2. without variations in detail: a uniform surface.

3. constant; unvarying: uniform fairness.

4. an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.

v.t.

5. to make uniform or standard.

6. to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.

[1530–40; < Latin ūnifōrmis (adj.) =ūni- uni- + -fōrmis -form]

u′ni•form`ly, adv.

u′ni•form`ness, n.

uniform

man of the cloth - Originally applied to anyone who wore a uniform or livery for work.
mufti - Civilian clothes worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
uniform - Something that is uniform has literally only "one form," from Latin unus, "one," and forma, "form."
doughboy - The small round doughnuts served to sailors in the 19th century were called doughboys—and they resembled the round buttons on the sailors' uniforms—so the sailors came to be known as this.

uniform

Past participle: uniformed
Gerund: uniforming

Imperative
uniform
uniform

Present
I uniform
you uniform
he/she/it uniforms
we uniform
you uniform
they uniform

Preterite
I uniformed
you uniformed
he/she/it uniformed
we uniformed
you uniformed
they uniformed

Present Continuous
I am uniforming
you are uniforming
he/she/it is uniforming
we are uniforming
you are uniforming
they are uniforming

Present Perfect
I have uniformed
you have uniformed
he/she/it has uniformed
we have uniformed
you have uniformed
they have uniformed

Past Continuous
I was uniforming
you were uniforming
he/she/it was uniforming
we were uniforming
you were uniforming
they were uniforming

Past Perfect
I had uniformed
you had uniformed
he/she/it had uniformed
we had uniformed
you had uniformed
they had uniformed

Future
I will uniform
you will uniform
he/she/it will uniform
we will uniform
you will uniform
they will uniform

Future Perfect
I will have uniformed
you will have uniformed
he/she/it will have uniformed
we will have uniformed
you will have uniformed
they will have uniformed

Future Continuous
I will be uniforming
you will be uniforming
he/she/it will be uniforming
we will be uniforming
you will be uniforming
they will be uniforming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been uniforming
you have been uniforming
he/she/it has been uniforming
we have been uniforming
you have been uniforming
they have been uniforming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been uniforming
you will have been uniforming
he/she/it will have been uniforming
we will have been uniforming
you will have been uniforming
they will have been uniforming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been uniforming
you had been uniforming
he/she/it had been uniforming
we had been uniforming
you had been uniforming
they had been uniforming

Conditional
I would uniform
you would uniform
he/she/it would uniform
we would uniform
you would uniform
they would uniform

Past Conditional
I would have uniformed
you would have uniformed
he/she/it would have uniformed
we would have uniformed
you would have uniformed
they would have uniformed

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Noun	1.	uniform - clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body jump suit - one-piece uniform worn by parachutists livery - uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs military uniform - prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers
Verb	1.	uniform - provide with uniforms; "The guards were uniformed" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
Adj.	1.	uniform - always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; "a street of uniform tall white buildings" unvarying multiform - occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances; "the multiform universe of nature and man"- John Dewey
	2.	uniform - the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" consistent homogeneous, homogenous - all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"
	3.	uniform - not differentiated undifferentiated
	4.	uniform - evenly spaced; "at regular (or uniform) intervals" regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"

uniform

noun

1. regalia, suit, livery, colours, habit, regimentals He was dressed in his uniform for parade.

2. outfit, dress, costume, attire, gear (informal), get-up (informal), ensemble, garb Mark's is the uniform of the young male traveller.

adjective

1. consistent, unvarying, similar, even, same, matching, regular, constant, equivalent, identical, homogeneous, unchanging, equable, undeviating Chips should be cut into uniform size and thickness.
consistent varying, irregular, inconsistent, uneven, deviating, changing, changeable

2. alike, similar, identical, like, same, equal, selfsame Along each wall stretched uniform green metal filing cabinets.

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uniform

adjective

1. Having no change or variation:

changeless, constant, equable, even, invariable, invariant, regular, same, steady, unchanging, unvarying.

2. Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics:

alike, analogous, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, like, parallel, similar.

Translations

زِيٌّ رَسْمِيّلِباس مُوَحَّدمُنْتَظَم، مُنَسَّق

uniformajednotnýneměnný

uniformensartet

Uniform einheitlich gleichförmig

στολή στολή εργασίας ομοιόμορφος

uniformo

uniforme

Uuno

univormuUrhoyhtenäinen

uniforme

מדים

uniformauniformanjednoličanjednoobrazankonzistentan

egyenruhaegyformaegyöntetûegységesformaruha

einkennisbúningursem er eins/samur/stöîugur

uniforme divisa uguale uniformare unito

制服普遍な画一な統一されたユニフォーム

제복

ornatus

uniformauniformuotasvienodumas

formas tērpsuniformavienādsvienmērīgsvienveidīgs

uniform consistent gelijk onveranderlijk

uniformă

uniforma

uniformauniformiran

uniform

เครื่องแบบ

üniforma aynıbir örnek

đồng phục

制服始终如一的

uniform

[ˈjuːnɪfɔːm]

A. ADJ [shape, size, colour] → uniforme; [speed] → constante; [rate, tariff] → fijo, invariable
a uniform system of payments will be introduced → se introducirá un sistema uniforme de pagos
to make sth uniform → hacer algo uniforme, uniformar algo

B. N → uniforme m
school uniform → uniforme m escolar or de colegio
he was in full uniform → llevaba el uniforme completo
to be in/out of uniform → ir con/sin uniforme
to wear (a) uniform → llevar uniforme, ir de uniforme
see also dress D

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uniform

[ˈjuːnɪfɔː^rm]

n → uniforme m
the school uniform → l'uniforme scolaire
in uniform → en uniforme
out of uniform → en civil

adj [size, shape] → régulier/ière; [colour, temperature, rates, growth, results] → uniforme

uniform

adj

(= unvarying) length, colour, tax → einheitlich; treatment → gleich, einheitlich; temperature, pace → gleichmäßig, gleichbleibend; (= lacking variation) life → gleichförmig, eintönig (pej); thinking → gleichartig, gleichförmig, uniform (pej); scenery → einförmig, eintönig (pej); these houses are so uniform → die Häuser gleichen sich alle so; uniform in shape/size → von gleicher Form/Größe

(Mil, Sch etc) → Uniform-; uniform jacket → Uniformjacke f

n → Uniform f; (fig: inf) → uniformierter Polizist, uniformierte Polizistin; in uniform → in Uniform; in full uniform → in voller Uniform; out of uniform → in Zivil, ohne Uniform

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uniform

[ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm]

1. n (Mil) (school) → uniforme f, divisa
in full uniform → in alta uniforme
in uniform → in divisa
out of uniform → in borghese

2. adj (colour, acceleration) → uniforme

uniform

(ˈjuːnifoːm) adjective

the same always or everywhere; not changing or varying. The sky was a uniform grey.

noun

(a set of) clothes worn by eg soldiers, children at a particular school etc. Full uniform must be worn; The new uniforms will arrive tomorrow.

ˈuniformed adjective

(eg of police) wearing a uniform, not plain clothes.

ˌuniˈformity noun

the condition of being uniform. The houses in the street had no uniformity of appearance.

ˈuniformly adverb

in a uniform way. The essays were uniformly dull.

uniform

→ زِيٌّ رَسْمِيّ uniforma uniform Uniform στολή εργασίας uniforme univormu uniforme uniforma divisa 制服 제복 uniform uniform mundur uniforme форма uniform เครื่องแบบ üniforma đồng phục 制服

u·ni·form

n. [garment] uniforme;

a. uniforme; invariable.

uniform

adj uniforme; n uniforme m

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"Uniform" one calleth what they wear; may it not be uniform what they therewith hide!

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I shall confine myself to a cursory review of the remaining powers comprehended under this third description, to wit: to regulate commerce among the several States and the Indian tribes; to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin; to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the current coin and secureties of the United States; to fix the standard of weights and measures; to establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws of bankruptcy, to prescribe the manner in which the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each State shall be proved, and the effect they shall have in other States; and to establish post offices and post roads.

The new Constitution has accordingly, with great propriety, made provision against them, and all others proceeding from the defect of the Confederation on this head, by authorizing the general government to establish a uniform rule of naturalization throughout the United States.

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But the hat was not a military hat, the man was not in uniform and had not a martial bearing.

"Lieutenant, you are not wearing the uniform of your rank and service."

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"If only Countess Marya Borissovna were Minister of War, and Princess Vatkovskaya were Commander-in-Chief," said a gray-headed, little old man in a gold-embroidered uniform, addressing a tall, handsome maid of honor who had questioned him about the new appointments.

Just look at him," said the little old man, pointing with his embroidered hat to Karenin in a court uniform with the new red ribbon across his shoulders, standing in the doorway of the hall with an influential member of the Imperial Council.

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"Give me a uniform of one of these musketeers and help me to put it on."

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In the light from the doorway Tarzan could see that he was a tall, broad-shouldered man in the uniform of a German officer.

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The third will be found in that clause which declares that Congress shall have power "to establish an UNIFORM RULE of naturalization throughout the United States." This must necessarily be exclusive; because if each State had power to prescribe a DISTINCT RULE, there could not be a UNIFORM RULE.

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I may say that at first I was much pleased with my new uniform; and, as I grew older, I grew in mind, and fell to studying my fellow-men.

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He had on a brand-new uniform showing the creases where it had been folded and thick gold epaulettes which seemed to stand rather than lie down on his massive shoulders.