English to English
adjective
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
source: WordNet 3.0
- (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- of worldwide scope or applicability
An issue of cosmopolitan import.
The shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time.
Universal experience.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations
Universal wrench.
Universal chuck.
Universal screwdriver.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [iunivérsal] Nauukol sa sangsinukob
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
