uniform

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: unvaryingconsistentundifferentiated

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

Verb (1)

  1. provide with uniforms“The guards were uniformed”

Adjective (4)

  1. always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences“a street of uniform tall white buildings”Synonyms: unvarying
  2. the same throughout in structure or composition“bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product”Synonyms: consistent
  3. not differentiatedSynonyms: undifferentiated
  4. evenly spaced“at regular (or uniform) intervals”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Regulation \Reg`u*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n.

1.The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated. [1913 Webster]

The temper and regulation of our own minds.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school. [1913 Webster]

Regulation sword, cap, uniform, etc. (Mil.), a sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Law; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See Law. [1913 Webster]

Uniform \U"ni*form\, n. [F. uniforme. See Uniform, a.] 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. [1913 Webster]

There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform. --F. W. Robertson. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Uniform \U"ni*form\, a. [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from: cf. F. uniforme.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

2.Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant. [1913 Webster]

The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to be uniform in their ceremonies.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Uniform \U"ni*form\, v. t.

1.To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of soldiers. [1913 Webster]

2.To make conformable. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

UNIFORM

An intermediate language developed for reverse engineering both COBOL and Fortran.

["The REDO Compendium", H. van Zuylen ed, Wiley 1993].

(1994-12-06)

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