| universal | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. linguistic universal, universal | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages. |
| ~ linguistics | the scientific study of language. |
| ~ linguistic rule, rule | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice. |
| n. (communication) | 2. universal, universal proposition | (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class. |
| ~ logic | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference. |
| ~ proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. universal | a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings.; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal" |
| ~ normal, convention, rule, pattern, formula | something regarded as a normative example.; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. universal, universal joint | 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" |
| ~ coupler, coupling | a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects. |
| ~ drive line, drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle. |
| adj. | 5. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide | of worldwide scope or applicability.; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"; "universal experience" |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| adj. | 6. universal | applicable to or common to all members of a group or set.; "the play opened to universal acclaim"; "rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys" |
| ~ general | applying to all or most members of a category or group.; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" |
| adj. | 7. universal | adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations.; "universal wrench"; "universal chuck"; "universal screwdriver" |
| ~ adaptable | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use.; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths" |
| widespread | | |
| adj. | 1. widespread | widely circulated or diffused.; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war" |
| ~ general | applying to all or most members of a category or group.; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" |
| adj. | 2. far-flung, widespread | distributed over a considerable extent.; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" |
| ~ distributed | spread out or scattered about or divided up. |
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