Definitions for: Univocal

[adj] admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement"

Webster (1913) Definition: U*niv"o*cal, a. [L. univocus; unus one + vox, vocis,
a voice, word. See One, and Voice.]
1. Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.

2. Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See
Unison, n., 2.

3. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain;
regular. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

4. Unequivocal; indubitable. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.

U*niv"o*cal, n.
1. (Aristotelian Logic) A generic term, or a term applicable
in the same sense to all the species it embraces.

2. A word having but one meaning.

Synonyms: absolute, conclusive, straightforward, unambiguous, unequivocal, unquestionable

Antonyms: ambiguous, equivocal

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