S: (n) universal, universal proposition ((logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class)
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) universal joint, universal (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"
S: (adj) 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"
S: (adj) universal (adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations) "universal wrench"; "universal chuck"; "universal screwdriver"