unitary
pronunciation
How to pronounce unitary in British English:
UK [ˈju:nətri]
How to pronounce unitary in American English:
US [ˈjunəteri]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity
- of or pertaining to or involving the use of units
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
- having the indivisible character of a unit
Word Origin
- unitary (adj.)
- 1847, "characterized by unity or uniformity;" 1865, "of or relating to a unit;" see unit + -ary.
Example
- 1. Ml : a unitary versus a federal system makes a difference .
- 2. A unitary patent will not make europe a hotbed of innovation .
- 3. Among these ideas was colonel qaddafi 's notion of israteen , a unitary state that would house both palestine and israel .
- 4. Political system france is a democracy organised as a unitary semi-presidential republic .
- 5. Furious british multinationals understood that the general application of unitary taxation would ensure that tax competition pushed rates up , not , as at present , forcing them down .