uniform

Universal Words noun, adjective noun [C,U] the special set of clothes worn by all members of an organization or a group at work, or by children at school: a military / police / nurse's uniform * soldiers / sailors in uniform * The hat is part of the school uniform. adjective not varying; the same in all parts and at all times: uniform rates of pay * The walls were a uniform grey. * Growth has not been uniform across the country. * uniform lines of terraced houses (= they all looked the same) uniformity noun [U,sing.]: They tried to ensure uniformity across the different departments. * the drab uniformity of the houses uniformly adverb: The principles were applied uniformly across all the departments. * The quality is uniformly high. * Pressure must be uniformly distributed over the whole surface.