universal adj : of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, worldwide] n : coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps" [syn: universal joint]

English

Etymology

Latin universum (universe).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)səl

Adjective

universal

1. Of or pertaining to the universe.
2. Common to all members of a group or class.
3. Useful for many purposes, e.g., universal wrench.

Derived terms

• universal quantifier

Related terms

• general

Translations

• Arabic: (ʕá:lami)
• Chinese: 普遍 (pǔbiàn); 全世界的 (quánshìjiè-de)
• Dutch: universeel
• Esperanto: universala
• Finnish: yleis-, yleismaailmallinen, yleispätevä
• French: universel, universelle
• German: allgemein, Universal-, universell
• Greek: καθολικός (katholikós) , καθολική (katholikí) , καθολικό (katholikó)
• Hungarian: egyetemes
• Italian: universale
• Japanese: 全世界の (ぜんせかいの, zensekai no)
• Korean: 우주의 (uju-ui), 전세계의 (jeonsegye-ui)
• Latin: universalis
• Polish: uniwersalny
• Portuguese: universal
• Russian: всеобщий (vseóbščij), универсальный (universál’nyj)
• Spanish: universal
• Swedish: universell (2), universal- (3)

Spanish

Adjective

1. universal

See also

• universalmente

Universal may refer to:

• The Universe, defined as the summation of all particles and energy that exist and the space-time in which all events occur

As a modifier

• Universal (metaphysics)
• Universal joint, a machine part consisting of a pair of hinges located close together, and oriented at 90° relative to each other
• Universal (act), an act by authorities in several periods of History of Ukraine
• Universal algebra, a field of mathematics that studies the ideas common to all algebraic structures
• Universal binary, a software product works on both Intel and PowerPC processors on Apple Macintosh computers
• Computationally universal, an abstract machine or programming language which has a computational power equivalent to a universal Turing machine
• Universal constructor, an abstract device capable of constructing all constructible artifacts of an environment
• Universal health care
• Universal pragmatics
• Universal property, a term used in various branches of mathematics
• Linguistic universal, a statement which applies to all languages
• Cultural universal, a trait thought to be shared by all cultures in the world
• Universal wavefunction, the wavefunction of the universe, used in quantum cosmology and decoherent interpretations of quantum mechanics
• Universal certificate, a BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) rating that signifies a work suitable for all viewers
• Universality (philosophy), a proposition affirming a property of all the members of a collection
• Universality (dynamical systems), the discovery that certain general properties of a physical system are independent of the details.

Companies

• NBC Universal, parent company of Universal Studios
  • Universal Studios, a major American media conglomerate
• Universal Corporation, an American tobacco company
• Universal Airlines, a now-defunct airline based in Georgetown, Guyana
• Universal Airlines (US), a now-defunct airline based in Ypsilanti, Michigan
• Universal Fabric Structures, a fabric structure manufacturer located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania
• Universal Helicopters, a commercial helicopter transport company
• Universal gym machines, a line of exercise machines marketed by Universal Gym Equipment
• Universal (game company), a video game company primarily active in the 1980s
• Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc., a general aviation services company

Music

• Universal Music Group, a major music recording company founded in 1924
  • Universal Records, a record company owned by Universal Music Group founded in 1995
• XHFO-FM, "Universal Stereo", a Mexico City radio station first airing in 1979
• The Universal (song), a 1995 rock song by the English band Blur
• Universal (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark album), a 1996 album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• Universal (YFriday album), a 2006 album by YFriday
• Universal (Troll album), a 2001 album by Troll

Universal Stereo FM :Universalstereofm.com Emisora en la web, evolucionamos despues de 20 años en el aire transmitiendo en la banda FM desde Barranquilla Colombia en 93.1 FM Ahora Jimmy Villareal presenta para la nueva generación www.universalstereofm.com. Con los exitos de los 70, 80 y 90 y los programas que hicieron la historia de la radio adulta contemporanea en Colombia.

Places

• Universal, Indiana, a town in the United States

Religious

• Catholicism, whose name derives from the Greek καθολικος = "universal"

Technology

• Universal, a make of oxygen rebreather scuba set designed to be used with the Sladen Suit
• Universal Remote
• HTC Universal, a model of PDA by Taiwanese firm High Tech Computer

See also

• El Universal (disambiguation) for Spanish-language newspapers
• Universality
• Universalism (disambiguation)
• Universalization
• Universe

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