Meaning of Universal

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Universal

1. 1
   a.

   Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice.

2. 2
   a.

   Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world.

3. 3
   a.

   Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.

4. 4
   a.

   Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient.

5. 5
   n.

   The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.

6. 6
   n.

   A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it.

7. 7
   n.

   A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4.

8. 8
   a.

   Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice.

9. 9
   a.

   Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world.

10. 10
    a.

    Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.

11. 11
    a.

    Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient.

12. 12
    n.

    The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.

13. 13
    n.

    A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it.

14. 14
    n.

    A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4.