universal
/junʌvˈɝsʌl/
Explore definitions, synonyms, and language insights of universal
Definitions
Adjective Satellite
of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
Adjective Satellite
applicable to or common to all members of a group or set; "the play opened to universal acclaim"; "rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys"
Adjective Satellite
adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations; "universal wrench", "universal chuck"; "universal screwdriver"
Noun
(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
Noun
(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
Noun
a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
Noun
coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps"
Synonyms
cosmopolitan
ecumenical
general
linguistic universal
oecumenical
universal joint
universal proposition
worldwide
world-wide