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unitary (iou)



unitary adjective. E19.
[from UNIT noun1 or UNITY noun1: see -ARY1.]
Crystallography. Of a crystal form: derived from a primary form by decrement of one row of molecules. Only in E19.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or based on unity; spec. of or pertaining to a system of government in which the powers of the separate constituent parts are vested in a central body (cf. FEDERAL adjective 2). M19.
unitary authority, unitary council (in some parts of the UK) a single administrative division of local government established in place of a two-tier system of local councils.
I. Asimov The apparent strength and actual weakness of a unitary, centralised government. Times One man one vote in a unitary system.
b. Philosophy. Of or pertaining to unity of being or existence. M19.
Of the Nature of a unit; having the separate existence or individual character of a unit. M19.
C. Rycroft His theories, so far from constituting a unitary, fixed structure..are..a collection of miscellaneous ideas. Classic & Sportscar The steel body is based on a unitary Kadett platform.
Of or pertaining to a unit or units; spec. (Hist.) designating a chemical theory in which molecules are regarded as units. M19.
Math. & Physics. Pertaining to or based on (mathematical) unity. L19.
unitary group the group of all square unitary matrices of a given size. unitary matrix a matrix which, when multiplied by the transpose of its complex conjugate, gives the identity matrix. unitary symmetry the symmetry of a unimodular unitary group as used to relate the properties of different subatomic particles.
unitarily adverb in a unitary manner E20.
uni'tarity noun the property of being unitary M20.

Zyban (health)


Zyban is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in Other countries. Active ingredient(s): bupropion hydrochloride.