UNIFORM
uniform, undifferentiated
(adjective) not differentiated
consistent, uniform
(adjective) the same throughout in structure or composition; “bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product”
uniform
(adjective) evenly spaced; “at regular (or uniform) intervals”
uniform, unvarying
(adjective) always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; “a street of uniform tall white buildings”
uniform
(noun) clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
uniform
(verb) provide with uniforms; “The guards were uniformed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
uniform (comparative more uniform, superlative most uniform)
Unvarying; all the same.
Consistent; conforming to one standard.
(mathematics) with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence
(chemistry, of a polymer) Composed of a single macromolecular species.
(geometry) (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.
Usage notes
• As a description of polymers, the IUPAC prefers the term uniform to monodisperse.
Synonyms
• (unvarying): regular, stable; see also steady
• (all the same): invariable, of a piece; see also homogeneous
Antonyms
• nonuniform
Noun
uniform (plural uniforms)
A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group.
• F. W. Robertson
Phonetic equivalent for the letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet, informally known as the NATO phonetic alphabet.
A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).
Verb
uniform (third-person singular simple present uniforms, present participle uniforming, simple past and past participle uniformed)
(transitive) To clothe in a uniform.
Source: Wiktionary
U"ni*form, a. Etym: [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from: cf. F.
uniforme.]
1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or
variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as, the dress
of the Asiatics has been uniform from early ages; the temperature is
uniform; a stratum of uniform clay. Whewell.
2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other; conforming
to one rule or mode; consonant.
The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to be uniform in
their ceremonies. Hooker.
Uniform matter, that which is all of the same kind and texture;
homogenous matter.
– Uniform motion, the motion of a body when it passes over equal
spaces in equal times; equable motion. Hutton.
U"ni*form, n. Etym: [F. uniforme. See Uniform, a.]
Definition: A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in the
same service or order by means of which they have a distinctive
appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of the police, of the
Freemasons, etc.
There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes
which he scorns to do in his uniform. F. W. Robertson.
In full uniform (Mil.), wearing the whole of the prescribed uniform,
with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc.
– Uniform sword, an officer's sword of the regulation pattern
prescribed for the army or navy.
U"ni*form, v. t.
1. To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of soldiers.
2. To make conformable. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition