universal

definition: of worldwide scope or applicability
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: general
definition: adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations
example: universal wrench, universal chuck
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
example: the play opened to universal acclaim
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions
example: in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps
speech part: noun
synonyms: universal joint
definition: a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
example: some form of religion seems to be a human universal
speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: universal proposition
definition: (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: linguistic universal
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