uniform

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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

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

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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:

Translations

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제복

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uniform

[ˈjuːnɪfɔː^rm]

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

uniform

adj

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

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uniform

[ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm]

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

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u·ni·form

n. [garment] uniforme;

a. uniforme; invariable.

uniform

adj uniforme; n uniforme m