uniform: Meaning and Definition of

u•ni•form

Pronunciation: (y'nu-fôrm"), [key]
— adj.
  1. identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.
  2. without variations in detail: uniform output; a uniform surface.
  3. constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform kindness; uniform velocity.
  4. constituting part of a uniform: to be issued uniform shoes.
  5. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc.: a uniform bound.
—n.
  1. an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
  2. a word used in communications to represent the letter U.
—v.t.
  1. to make uniform or standard.
  2. to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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