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uniformity
(encz) | uniformity,jednotnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
uniformity
(encz) | uniformity,uniformita n: Zdeněk Brož |
Uniformity
(gcide) | Uniformity \U`ni*form"i*ty\, n. [L. uniformitas: cf. F.
uniformit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from
variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all
times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like
conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a
poem; the uniformity of nature.
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2. Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's
opinions.
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3. Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the
uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to
consist in uniformity with variety.
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4. Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness.
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5. Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance,
or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in
ceremonies or rites.
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Act of Uniformity (Eng. Hist.), an act of Parliament,
passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers,
administration of sacraments, and other rites of the
Established Church of England. Its provisions were
modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of
1872.
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uniformity
(wn) | uniformity
n 1: a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
2: the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the
point of boredom) [syn: uniformity, uniformness] [ant:
nonuniformity] |
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nonuniformity
(encz) | nonuniformity,nejednotnost |
uniformity
(encz) | uniformity,jednotnost n: Zdeněk Brožuniformity,uniformita n: Zdeněk Brož |
Act of Uniformity
(gcide) | Uniformity \U`ni*form"i*ty\, n. [L. uniformitas: cf. F.
uniformit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from
variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all
times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like
conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a
poem; the uniformity of nature.
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2. Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's
opinions.
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3. Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the
uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to
consist in uniformity with variety.
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4. Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness.
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5. Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance,
or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in
ceremonies or rites.
[1913 Webster]
Act of Uniformity (Eng. Hist.), an act of Parliament,
passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers,
administration of sacraments, and other rites of the
Established Church of England. Its provisions were
modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of
1872.
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nonuniformity
(wn) | nonuniformity
n 1: the quality of being diverse and interesting [ant:
uniformity, uniformness] |
uniformity
(wn) | uniformity
n 1: a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
2: the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the
point of boredom) [syn: uniformity, uniformness] [ant:
nonuniformity] |
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