subunit

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ unit

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /sʌbˈjuːnɪt/

Noun

subunit (plural subunits)

Any subdivision of a larger unit.
- 1961 October, “New Metropolitan Line train sets enter service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 622:
  The bogies are built up of welded sub-units which are stress-relieved before assembly by riveting.
(biochemistry) A protein subunit.

Translations

subdivision of a larger unit

Catalan: subunitat f
Finnish: alayksikkö, aliyksikkö
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: binebeş (ku) m
Portuguese: subunidade (pt) f

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