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.
Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc.:
a uniform bound.
noun
6.
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
7.
a word used in communications to represent the letter U.
verb (used with object)
8.
to make uniform or standard.
9.
to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.
Origin
1530-40; < Latinūnifōrmis (adj.), equivalent to ūni-uni- + -fōrmis-form
Related forms
uniformly, adverb
uniformness, noun
nonuniform, adjective
self-uniform, noun
Examples from the web for uniform
Informed the societies that he did not want them to come to the church in uniform.
People's perception of places and regions is not uniform.
They were left with a faint, nearly uniform glow that exceeded the inherent instrumental error.
Thankfully he is provided with an extra uniform soon afterwards.
Be aware that only cutting-grown stock is truly uniform.
Most importantly though, that reliable fit means uniform sound.
The former employee was contacted and the uniform shirt was confiscated and turned over to building services.
Then it turned, and the soupy detritus was sucked out to the sea-leaving only a uniform residue of crushed pieces.
The so-called expansion is not uniform in all directions for all observers.
Kosher salt works, too, but the breadsticks will be drier and more uniform in flavor.
British Dictionary definitions for uniform
uniform
/ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm/
noun
1.
a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren
2.
a single set of such clothes
3.
a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group
4.
(informal) a police officer who wears a uniform
adjective
5.
unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular: a uniform surface
6.
identical; alike or like: a line of uniform toys
verb (transitive)
7.
to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms
8.
to make uniform
Derived Forms
uniformly, adverb uniformness, noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin ūniformis, from ūnus one + forma shape
Uniform
/ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm/
noun
1.
(communications) a code word for the letter u
Word Origin and History for uniform
adj.
1530s, "of one form," from Middle French uniforme (14c.), from Latin uniformis "having one form," from uni- "one" (see uni-) + forma "form" (see form). Related: Uniformly.
n.
"distinctive clothes worn by one group," 1748, from French uniforme, from the adjective (see uniform (adj.)).
uniform in Technology
An intermediate language developed for reverse engineering both COBOL and Fortran. ["The REDO Compendium", H. van Zuylen ed, Wiley 1993]. (1994-12-06)