Meanings
plural subunits
- Any subdivision of a larger unit.
The bogies are built up of welded sub-units which are stress-relieved before assembly by riveting.
1961 October, “New Metropolitan Line train sets enter service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 6222 more examples
Interchange manipulation comparisons showed that all subunits are still active, if at slightly lower rates.
2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Terminal Three (Legendary)UMISEA is a subunit in Hololive featuring idols with nautical themes. The group debuted in 2021 as the first JP+EN collab subunit. Chloe was added to the roster after holox debuted.
2023 August 14, Brandon Lyttle, “Hololive group UMISEA releases new single Ocean Wave Party☆Live”, in Niche Gamer, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2023 - biochemistryA protein subunit.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englishunit
- Englishsubunit
Translations
Catalan subunitat
- subunitatsubdivision of a larger unit
Finnish alayksikkö, aliyksikkö
- alayksikkösubdivision of a larger unit
- aliyksikkösubdivision of a larger unit
Polish podjednostka
- podjednostkasubdivision of a larger unit
Portuguese subunidade
- subunidadesubdivision of a larger unit
Russian субъедини́ца
- субъедини́ца (subʺjediníca)subdivision of a larger unit
Cite this entry
subunit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subunit
“subunit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subunit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subunit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subunit.
Source: subunit on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.