mobile unitn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊbʌɪl ˌjuːnɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊb(ə)l ˌjunət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mobile adj.¹, unit n. and adj.

Etymology: < mobile adj.¹ + unit n. and adj.

1. Military. A relatively small division of troops which may be deployed independently of the army or larger body to which it belongs.

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > division

battle1330

left winga1450

right winga1450

parsmenta1522

partimenta1522

battalion1589

division1600

battaliaa1616

fight1622

army unit1847

mobile unit1896

air arm1913

reaction force1923

1896 S. Wilkinson in Cornhill Mag. Aug. 194 They had perceived the superiority of the legion, as a combination of separate mobile units each homogenous in its armament.., over the phalanx.

1939 Pacific Affairs 12 286 In the provinces of Shensi, Hopei, Chahar, Shantung and Shansi the Eighth Route Army of some 500,000 troops is scattered in small mobile units.

1996 Economist (Electronic ed.) 30 Mar. Some 20,000 troops, with mobile units that could intervene quickly to punish aggression, should suffice.

2. A large van or trailer equipped to provide a particular service or facility (originally esp. a medical one), which tours a particular area or is driven to where it is needed.

ΚΠ

1935 Discovery May 151/2 The treatment of patients far removed from the well-equipped hospitals, by means of mobile units complete with laboratories.

1974 News & Press (Darlington, S. Carolina) 25 Apr. 17/3 It was first thought that the council might buy a mobile unit and employ a full time dentist who could..do restorative dentistry.

1976 Star (Sheffield) 26 Nov. 26/5 A two-classroom mobile unit and toilet block.

1994 Scotsman 4 Jan. 6/4 The Blood Transfusion Service mobile unit will be in Airdrie again today and tomorrow.

2000 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Electronic ed.) 1 Aug. The [fire] brigade's mobile unit will advise people about home safety.

a. A portable telephone; a cell phone.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > types of > radio-telephone

wireless telephone1894

radio-telephone1907

radiophone1919

ship-to-shore1923

RT1941

mobile unit1952

1952 W. R. Young in Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 31 1068 Fluctuations in received carrier level occur at an audible rate as the mobile unit moves at normal speeds.

1972 Techn. Digest 23rd IEEE Conf. Vehicular Technol. 133 Providing information to the mobile unit to define its access to the system (system identification,..busy or available for placing a new call).

1986 P. T. Porter in T. C. Bartee Digital Communic. vi. 268 The network responds to the mobile unit with a voice channel assignment.

2000 Scotsman 17 Jan. 22/2 The prospect of downloading tracks in MP3 format direct on to the mobile unit is under consideration.

b. A portable radio receiver or transceiver; esp. one installed in a motor vehicle.

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society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radio set > receiver > types of

crystal receiver1910

heterodyne1915

self-heterodyne1915

crystal set1921

crystal radio1922

superheterodyne1922

superhet1924

battery-receiver1928

battery-set1930

mobile unit1961

1961 New Yorker 11 Feb. 92/2 (cartoon caption) First let me tell you that N.B.C. is rushing over a mobile unit.

1976 L. Dills CB Slanguage Dict. (rev. ed.) 48 Mobile unit, transceiver installed in a vehicle or carried by a person.

1999 Mobile Radio Technol. (Electronic ed.) Aug. A mobile unit will find a hot spot for two-way communication on a given channel.

4. A portable form of any device.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [noun] > other types

screw-machine?1746

self-driving1859

jig1875

pop-up1880

portable1900

positioner1903

slave1940

mobile unit1968

1968 Welding Production 15 77/1 It is intended for supplying the arc in automatic and semi-automatic CO/sub 2/ welding, and is produced as a single mobile unit.

1995 Sporting Life (Electronic ed.) 9 Oct. The Upton Irrigator is a mobile unit with two radiating booms.

2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 13 June Called MemoJog, the tiny mobile unit will vibrate like a pager when a task is to be done.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mobile unit
释义	mobile unitn. Brit. /ˈməʊbʌɪl ˌjuːnɪt/, U.S. /ˈmoʊb(ə)l ˌjunət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mobile adj.¹, unit n. and adj. Etymology: < mobile adj.¹ + unit n. and adj. 1. Military. A relatively small division of troops which may be deployed independently of the army or larger body to which it belongs. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > division battle1330 left winga1450 right winga1450 parsmenta1522 partimenta1522 battalion1589 division1600 battaliaa1616 fight1622 army unit1847 mobile unit1896 air arm1913 reaction force1923 1896 S. Wilkinson in Cornhill Mag. Aug. 194 They had perceived the superiority of the legion, as a combination of separate mobile units each homogenous in its armament.., over the phalanx. 1939 Pacific Affairs 12 286 In the provinces of Shensi, Hopei, Chahar, Shantung and Shansi the Eighth Route Army of some 500,000 troops is scattered in small mobile units. 1996 Economist (Electronic ed.) 30 Mar. Some 20,000 troops, with mobile units that could intervene quickly to punish aggression, should suffice. 2. A large van or trailer equipped to provide a particular service or facility (originally esp. a medical one), which tours a particular area or is driven to where it is needed. ΚΠ 1935 Discovery May 151/2 The treatment of patients far removed from the well-equipped hospitals, by means of mobile units complete with laboratories. 1974 News & Press (Darlington, S. Carolina) 25 Apr. 17/3 It was first thought that the council might buy a mobile unit and employ a full time dentist who could..do restorative dentistry. 1976 Star (Sheffield) 26 Nov. 26/5 A two-classroom mobile unit and toilet block. 1994 Scotsman 4 Jan. 6/4 The Blood Transfusion Service mobile unit will be in Airdrie again today and tomorrow. 2000 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Electronic ed.) 1 Aug. The [fire] brigade's mobile unit will advise people about home safety. 3. a. A portable telephone; a cell phone. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > types of > radio-telephone wireless telephone1894 radio-telephone1907 radiophone1919 ship-to-shore1923 RT1941 mobile unit1952 1952 W. R. Young in Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 31 1068 Fluctuations in received carrier level occur at an audible rate as the mobile unit moves at normal speeds. 1972 Techn. Digest 23rd IEEE Conf. Vehicular Technol. 133 Providing information to the mobile unit to define its access to the system (system identification,..busy or available for placing a new call). 1986 P. T. Porter in T. C. Bartee Digital Communic. vi. 268 The network responds to the mobile unit with a voice channel assignment. 2000 Scotsman 17 Jan. 22/2 The prospect of downloading tracks in MP3 format direct on to the mobile unit is under consideration. b. A portable radio receiver or transceiver; esp. one installed in a motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radio set > receiver > types of crystal receiver1910 heterodyne1915 self-heterodyne1915 crystal set1921 crystal radio1922 superheterodyne1922 superhet1924 battery-receiver1928 battery-set1930 mobile unit1961 1961 New Yorker 11 Feb. 92/2 (cartoon caption) First let me tell you that N.B.C. is rushing over a mobile unit. 1976 L. Dills CB Slanguage Dict. (rev. ed.) 48 Mobile unit, transceiver installed in a vehicle or carried by a person. 1999 Mobile Radio Technol. (Electronic ed.) Aug. A mobile unit will find a hot spot for two-way communication on a given channel. 4. A portable form of any device. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [noun] > other types screw-machine?1746 self-driving1859 jig1875 pop-up1880 portable1900 positioner1903 slave1940 mobile unit1968 1968 Welding Production 15 77/1 It is intended for supplying the arc in automatic and semi-automatic CO/sub 2/ welding, and is produced as a single mobile unit. 1995 Sporting Life (Electronic ed.) 9 Oct. The Upton Irrigator is a mobile unit with two radiating booms. 2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 13 June Called MemoJog, the tiny mobile unit will vibrate like a pager when a task is to be done. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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