UNIVALVIA
U`ni*val"vi*a (, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Gastropoda.
UNIVALVULAR
U`ni*val"vu*lar, a. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Univalve, a.
UNIVARIANT
U`ni*va"ri*ant, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Having one degree of freedom or variability.
UNIVERSAL U`ni*ver"sal, a. Etym: Etym: [L. universalis: cf. F. universel, OF. also universal. See Universe.]
1. Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice. "Anointed universal King." Milton. The universal cause Acts not by partial, but by general laws. Pope. This universal frame began. Dryden.
Note: Universal and its derivatives are used in common discourse for general and its derivatives. See General.
2. Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as,
the universal world. Shak.
At which the universal host up dent A shout that tore Hell's concave.
Milton.