English-Thai Dictionary
Monophysite
N ผู้ เชื่อมั่น ว่า พระเจ้า มี ลักษณะ เดียว phu-chue-man-ya-pare-jao-me-ong-diao
Monophysitic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ความเชื่อมั่น ว่า พระเจ้า มี ลักษณะ เดียว kiao-kab-kwam-chue-man-ya-pare-jao-me-ong-diao
Monophysitism
N การ ความเชื่อมั่น ว่า พระเจ้า มี ลักษณะ เดียว kan-kwam-chue-man-ya-pare-jao-me-ong-diao
mono
ADJ คำ เรียก สั้นๆ ของ monophonic kam-raik-san-san-kong
mono-
PRF เดี่ยว เดียว dial
monobasic
A ที่ มี หนึ่ง ไฮโดรเจน อะตอม ไว้ แทนที่ ได้ ที่ มี หนึ่ง รูปแบบ
monocarp
N พืช ที่ ให้ผล ได้ ครั้ง เดียว แล้ว ตาย
monocarpellary
A ที่ มี โพรง เกสร ตัวเมีย อัน เดียว
monocarpous
A ที่ มี gynoecium ที่ ให้ รังไข่ เดียว เมื่อ ให้ผล ครั้ง เดียว ก็ ตาย monocarpic
monochord
N เครื่อง ทดสอบ เสียง สมัยโบราณ ที่ มี กล่องเสียง ทำ จาก ไม้
monochromatic
ADJ ซึ่ง มี สี เดียว monochroic sueng-me-se-diao
monochrome
ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น สี ขาว ดำ ซึ่ง มี สี เดียว sueng-pen-se-kao-dam
monochrome
ADJ ภาพ ขาว ดำ pab-kao-dam
monochrome
N ศิลปะ การ วาดภาพ โดย ใช้ สี เดียว monotint sin-la-pa-kan-wad-pab-doi-chai-se-diao-kan
monochromic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ให้ สี เดียว kiao-kab-kan-chai-se-diao-kan
monochromist
N ผู้ให้ สี เดียว phu-hai-se-diao-kan
monocle
N แว่น ข้างเดียว wean-kang-diao
monoclinal
A ที่ ประกอบด้วย ชั้น ที่ ลาดเอียง ไป ใน ทางเดียว กัน เกี่ยวกับ ชั้น ที่ ลาดเอียง ไป ใน ทางเดียว กัน
monocline
N โครงสร้าง ที่ ลาดเอียง ไป ใน ทิศ ทางเดียว กัน
monoclinic
A เกี่ยวกับ การ ตกผลึก ที่ มี แกน ผลึก ไม่ เท่ากัน 3 แกน และ มีส่วน ที่ เอียง ส่วนหนึ่ง
monoclinous
A ที่ มี ทั้ง เกสรตัวผู้ และ ตัวเมีย ใน ดอก เดียวกัน
monocotyl
N พืช พวก Liliopsida monocotyledon
monocotyledon
N ต้นไม้ ตระกูล Liliopsida ton-mai-tra-kun
monocotyledonous
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ต้นไม้ ตระกูล Liliopsida kiao-kab-ton-mai-tra-kun
monocracy
N การปกครอง โดย คน คนเดียว
monocular
ADJ ซึ่ง มีตา ข้างเดียว sueng-me-ta-kang-diao
monody
N การ คร่ำครวญ เพลง หรือ บทกวี ร้อง เดี่ยว ของ กรีก
monogamic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ มี คู่สมรส เพียง คนเดียว kiao-kab-kan-me-ku-som-rod-piang-kon-diao
monogamist
N ผู้ มี คู่สมรส เพียง คนเดียว phu-me-ku-som-rod-piang-kon-diao
monogamous
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ มี คู่สมรส เพียง คนเดียว kiao-kab-kan-me-ku-som-rod-piang-kon-diao
monogamousness
N ความ มี คู่สมรส คนเดียว
monogamy
N การ มี คู่สมรส เพียง คนเดียว การ มี ผัว เดียว หรือ เมีย เดียว kan-me-ku-som-rod-piang-kon-diao
monogenesis
N การ สืบ สายเลือด จาก ชาย หญิง คู่ เดียว เท่านั้น การ สืบ สายเลือด ของ สิ่งมีชีวิต จาก เซล เดียว เท่านั้น
monogenic
A เกี่ยวกับ ลักษณะ ที่ ถูก ควบคุม โดย ยีน คู่ เดียว
monogeny
N การ สืบ สายเลือด จาก ชาย หญิง คู่ เดียว เท่านั้น การ สืบ สายเลือด จาก สิ่งมีชีวิต เซล เดียว เท่านั้น monogeny
monoglot
N ผู้พูด หรือ เขียน ภาษา เดียว phu-phud-rue-kian-pa-sa-diao
monogram
N อักษรย่อ ชื่อย่อ ak-son-yor
monogram
VI ใช้ อักษรย่อ ใช้ ชื่อย่อ chai-ak-son-yor
monogrammatic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ตัวย่อ kiao-kab-tua-yor
monogrammed
ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น ชื่อย่อ sueng-pen-chue-ypr
monograph
N บทความ เกี่ยวกับ เรื่อง ใด เรื่อง หนึ่ง โดยเฉพาะ เอกสาร ข้อเขียน หนังสือ treatise dissertation essay report bod-kwam-kaio-kab-rueng-dai-rueng-nuang-cha-prow
monographic
ADJ เกี่ยว การเขียน เรื่อง เพียง เรื่อง เดียว kiao-kan-kian-ruang-piang-ruang-diao
monogyny
N การ มี ภรรยา คนเดียว การ มี เมีย เดียว kan-me-pan-la-ya-diao
monoicous
A ที่ มี อวัยวะเพศหญิง และ ชาย ใน คน เดียวกัน ที่ มี เกสร ตัวเมีย และ ผู้ ต่าง ดอก กัน ใน ต้น เดียวกัน monoecious
monolatry
N การ บูชา พระเจ้า องค์ เดียว
monolingual
ADJ ซึ่ง พูด หรือ เขียน เพียง ภาษา เดียว sueng-phud-rue-kian-nai-pa-sa-diao
monolith
N หิน หรือ เสา หิน ขนาดใหญ่ ก้อน เดียว รูปปั้น หิน ขนาดใหญ่ ก้อน เดียว hin-rue-sao-hin-ka-nad-ya-kon-diao
monolithic
ADJ ซึ่ง มี ขนาดใหญ่ มาก gigant immense massive sueng-me-ka-nad-yai-mak
monolog
N บทพูด คนเดียว monolog soliloquy talk bod-phud-kon-diao
monologist
N ผู้พูด คนเดียว phu-phud-kon-diao
monologue
N บทพูด คนเดียว monolog soliloquy talk bod-phud-kon-diao
monologuist
N ผู้พูด คนเดียว phu-phud-kon-diao
monomania
N การครุ่นคิด เรื่อง เดียว kan-krun-kid-rueng-diao
monomaniac
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การครุ่นคิด เรื่อง เดียว kaio-kab-kan-krun-kid-rueng-diao
monomaniacal
ADJ ซึ่ง ครุ่นคิด เรื่อง เดียว sueng-krun-kid-rueng-diao
monomer
N โมเลกุล น้ำหนัก ต่ำ ที่ ทำ ปฎิ กริยา กัน แล้ว ได้ Polymer
monomerous
A ที่ ประกอบด้วย หนึ่ง ส่วน
monometallic
A ที่ ใช้ โลหะ เดียว
monometallism
N การ ใช้ โลหะ เดียว ใน การ ใช้ เป็น หน่วยเงินตรา
monometer
N โคลงกลอน ที่ มี หนึ่ง บาท
monomial
N ที่ ประกอบด้วย คำ หรือ พจน์ เดียว
monomorphous
A ที่ เป็น โครงสร้าง เดียวกัน ที่ มี แบบ เดียว monomorphic
mononucleosis
N โรคติดเชื้อ glandular fever rokk-tid-chue
monophonic
ADJ ซึ่ง มี ช่องทาง ออก ของเสียง ทางเดียว mono monaural sueng-me-chok-tang-ook-tang-diaophu-chue-man-wa-pare-jao-me-laj-sa-na-diao
monophthong
N สระ ที่ มี คุณ ลักษณะ คงที่
monophyletic
A ที่ พัฒนา มาจาก บรรพบุรุษ เดียวกัน
monophysite
N คนที่เชื่อ ว่า พระเยซู มี ลักษณะ เดียว เท่านั้น คือ ของ มนุษย์ หรือ สวรรค์
monoplane
N เครื่องบิน ปีก เดียว krueng-bin-pik-diao
monoplegia
N อาการ อัมพาต ของ แขน หรือ ขา ข้างเดียว
monopode
N สิ่งมีชีวิต ที่ มี เท้า เดียว
monopodium
N แกนกลาง เดียว ที่ แตก สาขา ขา เดียว
monopody
N หน่วย วัด ที่ ประกอบด้วย หนึ่ง เท้า วิธีการ ที่ มี เท้า หนึ่ง เท้า
monopolisation
N การ ทำให้ มีสิทธิ์ แต่ เพียงผู้เดียว การ ทำให้ มี เอกสิทธิ์ kan-tam-hai-me-sid-tea-piang-phu-diao
monopolise
VT ทำให้ มีสิทธิ์ เพียงผู้เดียว monopolize tam-hai-me-sid-piang-phu-diao
monopolist
N ผู้ ถือ เอกสิทธิ์ phu-tue-aek-sa-sid
monopolistic
A ที่ ผูกขาด หรือ ครอบครอง ได้ ผลประโยชน์ แต่ เดี ยง ผู้เดียว ที่ เป็น เอกสิทธิ์
monopolization
N การ ถือ เอกสิทธิ์ ka-tue-aek-ka-sid
monopolize
VT ผูกขาด ครอบครอง คนเดียว เอา ไว้ คนเดียว ทำให้ เป็น เป็น เอกสิทธิ์ control dominate share divide phuk-kad
monopolizer
N ผู้ ถือ เอกสิทธิ์ phu-tue-aek-sa-sid
monopoly
N ระบบ ผูกขาด เอกสิทธิ์ trust syndicate copyright patent open market free trade ra-bob-puk-kad
monorail
N รางรถไฟ ราง เดียว rang-rod-fai-rang-diao
monosaccharide
N คาร์โบไฮเดรต ที่ ไม่ ผ่าน กระบวนการ hydrolysis
monosepalous
A ที่ มี ขา เดียว
monosodium glutamate
N ผง สี ขาว ที่ ใช้ ปรุงรส
monosodium glutamate
N สาร ชูรส (คำย่อ คือ MSG ผงชูรส san-chu-rod
monostich
N บทกวี ที่ มี หนึ่ง จังหวะ บทกวี แถว หนึ่ง
monostrophe
N บทกวี ที่ เป็น แบบ จังหวะ เหมือนกัน ทั้ง บท
monosyllabic
ADJ ซึ่ง มี พยางค์ เดียว (ทาง ภาษาศาสตร์ sueng-me-pa-yang-diao
monosyllabically
ADV อย่าง มี เพียง พยางค์ เดียว yang-me-pa-yang-diao
monosyllabism
N การ มี ลักษณะ เป็น พยางค์ เดียว
monosyllable
N คำ พยางค์ เดียว kam-pa-yang-diao
monotheism
N ความ เชื่อ ว่า พระเจ้า มี องค์ เดียว kwam-chue-man-ya-pare-jao-me-ong-diao
monotheist
N ผู้ เชื่อ ว่า พระเจ้า มี องค์ เดียว phu-chue-man-ya-pare-jao-me-ong-diao
monotheistic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ความ เชื่อ ว่า พระเจ้า มี องค์ เดียว religious kiao-kab-kwam-chue-man-ya-pare-jao-me-ong-diao
monotheistical
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ความ เชื่อ ว่า พระเจ้า มี องค์ เดียว kiao-kab-kwam-chue-man-ya-pare-jao-me-ong-diao
monotheistically
ADV เกี่ยวกับ ความ เชื่อ ว่า พระเจ้า มี องค์ เดียว kiao-kab-kwam-chue-man-ya-pare-jao-me-ong-diao
monotint
N ภาพ ขาว ดำ ภาพ สี เดียว monchrome pab-kao-dam
monotone
N การ พูด แบบ ไม่ มีเสียง สูง ต่ำ การ ออกเสียง แบบ ไม่ มีเสียง สูง ต่ำ kan-phu-beab-mai-me-siang-suang-tam
monotonic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การเปล่ง ระดับเสียง เดียว ซึ่ง พูด เสียง เดียว ต่อเนื่อง monotonous kaio-kab-kan-prang-ra-beab-siang-diao
monotonous
ADJ น่าเบื่อหน่าย ซ้ำซาก จำเจ ราบเรียบ boring dull tiresome interesting fascinating na-buea-nai
monotonously
ADV อย่าง เปล่ง ระดับเสียง เดียว incessantly regularly yang-plang-ra-dub-siang-diao
monotonousness
N การเปล่ง ระดับเสียง เดียว kan-plang-ra-dub-siang-diao
monotony
N ความ ซ้ำซาก ความจำ เจ invariability likeness kwam-sam-sak
monotypic
A ที่ มี แบบ หรือช นิดเดียว
monovalent
A ที่ มี วาเลน ซี เดียว ที่ มี ภูมิคุ้มกันช นิดเดียว
monoxide
N โมโน อ็ อก ไซ ด์ ออกไซด์ ที่ มี อ็ อก ซิ เจน หนึ่ง อะตอม mo-no-ok-sid
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MONOCEROS
n.[Gr. sole and horn. ] The unicorn.
MONOCHORD
n.[Gr. sole, only, and chord. ] A musical instrument of one string. As its name imports, it had originally but one string; but it is generally constructed with two, by means of which the musician is better enabled to try the proportions of sounds and intervals, and judge of the harmony of two tempered notes. In the proper sense of the word, a trumpet marine is considered a monochord.
MONOCHROMATIC
a.[Gr. sole, and color. ] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.
MONOCOTYLE, MONOCOTYLEDONOUS
a.Having only one seed-lobe or seminal leaf.
MONOCOTYLEDON
n.[Gr. sole, and a hollow. ] In botany, a plant with only one cotyledon or seed-lobe.
MONOCULAR, MONOCULOUS
a.[Gr. sole, and L. oculus, eye. ] Having one eye only.
MONOCULE
n.[supra. ] An insect with one eye.
MONODACTYLOUS
a.[Gr. ] Having one toe only, as an animal.
MONODIST
n.One who writes a monody.
MONODON
n.[Gr. having one tooth or shoot. ] The unicorn fish, or sea-unicorn, which has a remarkable horn projecting from its head. [This horn is really a tusk, of which there are two, but only one of them is usually developed. ] It is called also the monoceros, or horned narwhal. Its usual size is form sixteen to twenty feet.
MONODY
n.[Gr. sole, and song. ] A song or poem sung by one person only.
MONOGAM
n.[Gr. sole, and marriage. ] In botany, a plant that has a simple flower, though the anthers are united.
MONOGAMIAN
a.Pertaining to the order of plants that have a simple flower.
MONOGAMIST
n.[supra. ] One who disallows second marriages.
MONOGAMOUS
a.Having one wife only and not permitted to marry a second.
MONOGAMY
n.[supra. ] The marriage of one wife only, or the state of such as are restrained to a single wife.
MONOGRAM
n.[Gr. sole and letter. ] A character or cypher composed of one, two or more letters interwoven, being an abbreviation of a name; used on seals, etc.
MONOGRAMMAL
a.Sketching in the manner of a monogram.
MONOGRAPH
n.[Gr. sole, and to describe. ] An account or description of a single thing or class of things; as a monograph of violets in botany; a monograph of an Egyptian mummy.
MONOGRAPHIC, MONOGRAPHICAL
a.Drawn in lines without colors. 1. Pertaining to a monograph.
MONOGRAPHY
n.[Gr. sole, and to describe. ] A description drawn in lines without colors.
MONOGYN
n.[Gr. sole, and a female. ] In botany, a plant having only one style or stigma.
MONOGYNIAN
a.Pertaining to the order monogynia; having only one style or stigma.
MONOLOGUE
n.mon'olog. [Gr. sole, and speech. ] 1. A soliloquy; a speech uttered by a person alone.
2. A poem, song or scene composed for a single performer.
MONOMACHY
n.[Gr. sole, and combat. ] A duel; a single combat.
MONOME
n.[Gr. sole, and name. ] In algebra, a quantity that has one name only.
MONOMIAL
n.In algebra, a quantity expressed by one name or letter.
MONOPATHY
n.[Gr. sole, and suffering. ] Solitary suffering or sensibility.
MONOPETALOUS
a.[Gr. only, and flower-leaf.] In botany, having only one petal, or a one-petaled corol; as a monopetalous corol or flower.
MONOPHTHONG
n.[Gr. sole, and sound. ] A simple vowel-sound.
MONOPHTHONGAL
a.Consisting of a simple vowel-sound.
MONOPHYLLOUS
a.[Gr. sole, and leaf. ] Having one leaf only.
MONOPHYSITE
n.[Gr. only, and nature. ] One who maintains that Jesus Christ had but one nature, or that the human and divine nature were so united as to form one nature only.
MONOPOLIST, MONOPOLIZER
n.One that monopolizes; a person who engrosses a commodity by purchasing the whole of that article in market for the purpose of selling it at an advanced price; or one who has a license or privilege granted by authority, for the sole buying or selling of any commodity. The man who retains in his hands his own produce or manufacture, is not a monopolist within the meaning of the laws for preventing monopolies.
MONOPOLIZE
v.t.[Gr. sole, and to sell. ] 1. To purchase or obtain possession of the whole of any commodity or goods in market with the view of selling them at advanced prices, and of having the power of commanding the prices; as, to monopolize sugar or tea.
2. To engross or obtain by any means the exclusive right of trading to any place, and the sole power of vending any commodity or goods in a particular place or country; as, to monopolize the India or Levant trade.
3. To obtain the whole; as, to monopolize advantages.
MONOPOLY
n.[L. monopolium.] The sole power of vending any species of goods, obtained either by engrossing the articles in market by purchase, or by a license from the government confirming this privilege. Thus the East India Company in Great Britain has a monopoly of the trade to the East Indies, granted to them by charter. Monopolies by individuals obtained by engrossing, are an offense prohibited by law. But a man has by natural right the exclusive power of vending his own produce or manufactures, and to retain that exclusive right is not a monopoly within the meaning of law.
MONOPTOTE
n.[Gr. only, and case. ] A noun having only one oblique case.
MONOSPERMOUS
a.[Gr. only, and seed. ] Having one seed only.
MONOSTICH
n.[Gr. only, and verse. ] A composition consisting of one verse only.
MONOSTROPHIC
a.[Gr. having one strophe. ] Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure.
MONOSYLLABIC
a.[See Monosyllable. ] 1. Consisting of one syllable; as a monosyllabic word.
2. Consisting of words of one syllable; as a monosyllabic verse.
MONOSYLLABLE
n.[Gr. only, and a syllable. ] A word of one syllable.
MONOSYLLABLED
a.Formed into one syllable.
MONOTHEISM
n.[Gr. only, and God. ] The doctrine or belief of the existence of one God only.
MONOTHELITE
n.[Gr. one, and will. ] One who holds that Christ had but one will.
MONOTONE
n.[See Monotony. ] In rhetoric, a sameness of sound, or the utterance of successive syllables on one unvaried key, without inflection or cadence.
MONOTONIC
a.Monotonous. [Little used. ]
MONOTONOUS
a.Continued in the same tone without inflection or cadence; unvaried in tone.
MONOTONOUSLY
adv. With one uniform tone; without inflection of voice.
MONOTONY
n.[Gr. sole, and sound. ] 1. Uniformity of tone or sound; want of inflections of voice in speaking; want of cadence or modulation.
2. Uniformity; sameness.
At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MONO-; MON-
Mon "o-, Mon-. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem. ) indicating that a compound contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc.
MONO
Mo "no, n. Etym: [Sp. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black howler of Central America (Mycetes villosus ).
MONOBASIC
Mon `o *ba "sic, a. Etym: [Mono- + basic. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; -- said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are monobasic.
MONOCARBONIC
Mon `o *car *bon "ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + carbonic. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid.
MONOCARDIAN
Mon `o *car "di *an, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians. -- n.
Defn: An animal having a single heart.
MONOCARP
MONOCARP Mon "o *carp, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A monocarpic plant.
MONOCARPELLARY
Mon `o *car "pel *la *ry, a. Etym: [Mono- + carpellary. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.
MONOCARPIC; MONOCARPOUS
Mon `o *car "pic, Mon `o *car "pous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monocarpe.](Bot. )
Defn: Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.
Note: Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant.
MONOCEPHALOUS
Mon `o *ceph "a *lous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.
MONOCEROS
Mo *noc "e *ros, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.
MONOCHLAMYDEOUS
Mon `o *chla *myd "e *ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monochlamydé.] (Bot. )
Defn: Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx.
MONOCHORD
Mon "o *chord, n. Etym: [L. monochordon, Gr. monocorde. See Chord, and cf. Mainchord.] (Mus. )
Defn: An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.
MONOCHROMATIC
Mon `o *chro *mat "ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monochromatique. See Monochrome. ]
Defn: Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only. Monochromatic lamp (Opt. ),a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments.
MONOCHROME
Mon "o *chrome, n. Etym: [Gr. monochrome. ]
Defn: A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.
MONOCHROMIC
MONOCHROMIC Mon `o *chro "mic, a.
Defn: Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture.
MONOCHROMY
MONOCHROMY Mon "o *chro `my, n.
Defn: The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.
MONOCHRONIC
Mon `o *chron "ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.
MONOCILIATED
Mon `o *cil "i *a `ted, a. Etym: [Mono- + ciliated. ] (Biol.)
Defn: Having but one cilium.
MONOCLE
Mon "o *cle, n. Etym: [F. See Monocular. ]
Defn: An eyeglass for one eye. Simmonds.
MONOCLINAL
Mon `o *cli "nal, a. Etym: [See Monoclinic. ] (Geol.)
Defn: Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.
MONOCLINE
MONOCLINE Mon "o *cline, n. (Geol.)
Defn: A monoclinal fold.
MONOCLINIC
Mon `o *clin "ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Having one oblique intersection; -- said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See Crystallization.
MONOCLINOUS
Mo *noc "li *nous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monocline. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.
MONOCONDYLA
Mon `o *con "dy *la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Mono-, and Condyle. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.
MONOCOTYL
MONOCOTYL Mon "o *co *tyl, n. (Bot. )
Defn: Any monocotyledonous plant.
MONOCOTYLE
Mon "o *co *tyle, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monocotyle. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Monocotyledonous.
MONOCOTYLEDON
Mon `o *cot `y *le "don, n. Etym: [Mono- + cotyledon: cf. F.monocotylédone.] (Bot. )
Defn: A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe.
Note: The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent to the term endogens.
MONOCOTYLEDONOUS
Mon `o *cot `y *le "don *ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monocotylédoné.] (Bot. )
Defn: Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. Lindley.
MONOCRACY
Mo *noc "ra *cy, n. Etym: [Mono- + -cracy, as in democracy. ]
Defn: Government by a single person; undivided rule. Sydney Smith.
MONOCRAT
Mon "o *crat, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
Defn: One who governs alone.
MONOCROTIC
MONOCROTIC Mon `o *crot "ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a monocrotic pulse; a pulse of the monocrotic type.
MONOCROTISM
Mo *noc "ro *tism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.
MONOCULAR
Mo *noc "u *lar, a. Etym: [L. monoculus; Gr. oculus eye: cf. F.monoculaire.]
1. Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular vision.
2. Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a monocular microscope.
MONOCULE
Mon "o *cule, n. Etym: [See Monocular. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small crustacean with one median eye.
MONOCULOUS
MONOCULOUS Mo *noc "u *lous, a.
Defn: Monocular. Glanvill.
MONOCYSTIC
Mon `o *cys "tic, a. Etym: [See Mono-, and Cyst. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a division (Monocystidea ) of Gregarinida, in which the body consists of one sac.
MONODACTYLOUS
Mon `o *dac "tyl *ous, a. Etym: [Gr. monodactyle.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having but one finger or claw.
MONODELPH; MONODELPHIAN
MONODELPH; MONODELPHIAN Mon "o *delph, Mon `o *del "phi *an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Monodelphia.
MONODELPHIA
Mon `o *del "phi *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals; the Placentalia. See Mammalia.
MONODELPHIC; MONODELPHOUS
MONODELPHIC; MONODELPHOUS Mon `o *del "phic, Mon `o *del "phous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.
MONODIC; MONODICAL
Mo *nod "ic, Mo *nod "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Belonging to a monody.
2. (Mus. ) (a ) For one voice; monophonic. (b ) Homophonic; -- applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called polyphonic.
MONODIMETRIC
Mon `o *di *met "ric, a. Etym: [Mono- + dimetric. ] (Crystallog.)
Defn: Dimetric.
MONODIST
MONODIST Mon "o *dist, n.
Defn: A writer of a monody.
MONODRAMA; MONODRAME
Mon "o *dra `ma, Mon "o *drame, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.
MONODRAMATIC
MONODRAMATIC Mon `o *dra *mat "ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a monodrama.
MONODY
Mon "o *dy, n.; pl. Monodies. Etym: [L. monodia, Gr. monodie. See Ode. ]
Defn: A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
MONODYNAMIC
Mon `o *dy *nam "ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + dynamic. ]
Defn: Possessing but one capacity or power. "Monodynamic men. " De Quincey.
MONODYNAMISM
MONODYNAMISM Mon `o *dy "na *mism, n.
Defn: The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force. G. H. Lewes.
MONOECIA
Mo *noe "ci *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: A Linnæan class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant.
MONOECIAN
MONOECIAN Mo *noe "cian, a.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monoecia; monoecious. -- n.
Defn: One of the Monoecia.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A monoecious animal, as certain mollusks.
MONOECIOUS
MONOECIOUS Mo *noe "cious, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to Ant: dioecious.
MONOECISM
MONOECISM Mo *noe "cism, n. (Biol.)
Defn: The state or condition of being monoecious.
MONOGAM
MONOGAM Mon "o *gam, n. (Bot. )
Defn: One of the Monogamia.
MONOGAMIA
Mon `o *ga "mi *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Monogamous. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A Linnæan order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus Lobelia.
MONOGAMIAN; MONOGAMIC
Mon `o *ga "mi *an, Mon `o *gam "ic, a. Etym: [See Monogamous. ]
1. Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers.
MONOGAMIST
MONOGAMIST Mo *nog "a *mist, n.
Defn: One who practices or upholds monogamy. Goldsmith.
MONOGAMOUS
Mo *nog "a *mous, a. Etym: [L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr.
1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Same as Monogamian.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals.
MONOGAMY
Mo *nog "a *my, n. Etym: [L. monogamia, Gr. monogamie. ]
1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: State of being paired with a single mate.
MONOGASTRIC
Mon `o *gas "tric, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: Having but a single stomach.
MONOGENESIS
Mon `o *gen "e *sis, n. Etym: [Mono- + genesis. ]
1. Oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to polygenesis. Called also monism. Dana. Haeckel.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: That form of reproduction which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation of buds, etc. , which drop off and form new individuals; asexual reproduction. Haeckel.
3. (Biol.)
Defn: The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; -- opposed to metagenesis. E. van Beneden.
MONOGENETIC
Mon `o *ge *net "ic, a. Etym: [See Monogenesis. ]
1. (Geol.)
Defn: One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; -- used of a mountain range. Dana.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; as, the monogenetic school of physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all beings.
MONOGENIC
MONOGENIC Mon `o *gen "ic, a.
1. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to monogenesis.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.
MONOGENISM
MONOGENISM Mo *nog "e *nism, n. (Anthropol.)
Defn: The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species.
MONOGENIST
MONOGENIST Mo *nog "e *nist, n. (Anthropol.)
Defn: One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; -- opposed to polygenist.
MONOGENISTIC
MONOGENISTIC Mon `o *ge *nis "tic, a.
Defn: Monogenic.
MONOGENOUS
MONOGENOUS Mo *nog "e *nous, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, monogenous, or asexual, reproduction.
MONOGENY
MONOGENY Mo *nog "e *ny, n.
1. Monogenesis.
2. (Anthropol.)
Defn: The doctrine that the members of the human race have all a common origin.
MONOGONEUTIC
Mon `o *go *neu "tic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having but one brood in a season.
MONOGRAM
Mon "o *gram, n. Etym: [L. monogramma; Gr. monogramme. See Graphic. ]
1. A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials ). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc. , to distinguish their works. Monogram.
Note: The monogram above, combining the letters of the name Karolvs, was used by Charlemagne.
2. A picture in lines; a sketch. [R.]
3. An arbitrary sign for a word. [R.]
MONOGRAMMAL
MONOGRAMMAL Mon "o *gram `mal, a.
Defn: See Monogrammic.
MONOGRAMMATIC
MONOGRAMMATIC Mon `o *gram *mat "ic, a.
Defn: Monogrammic.
MONOGRAMMIC
MONOGRAMMIC Mon `o *gram "mic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.
MONOGRAMMOUS
MONOGRAMMOUS Mon "o *gram `mous, a.
Defn: Monogrammic.
MONOGRAPH
Mon "o *graph, n. Etym: [Mono- + -graph. ]
Defn: A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.
MONOGRAPHER
MONOGRAPHER Mo *nog "ra *pher, n.
Defn: A writer of a monograph.
MONOGRAPHIC; MONOGRAPHICAL
Mon `o *graph "ic, Mon `o *graph "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monographique. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a monographic writing; a monographic picture. -- Mon `o *graph "ic *al *ly, adv.
MONOGRAPHIST
MONOGRAPHIST Mo *nog "ra *phist, n.
Defn: One who writes a monograph.
MONOGRAPHOUS
MONOGRAPHOUS Mo *nog "ra *phous, a.
Defn: Monographic. [Obs. ]
MONOGRAPHY
Mo *nog "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Mono- + -graphy: cf. F. monographie. ]
1. Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing.
2. A monograph. [Obs. ]
MONOGYN
MONOGYN Mon "o *gyn, n. (Bot. )
Defn: One of the Monogynia.
MONOGYNIA
Mon `o *gyn "i *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: A Linnæan order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma.
MONOGYNIAN
MONOGYNIAN Mon `o *gyn "i *an, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Pertaining to the Monogynia; monogynous. -- n.
Defn: One of the Monogynia.
MONOGYNOUS
Mo *nog "y *nous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monogyne. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to Monogynia; having only one style or stigma.
MONOGYNY
Mo *nog "y *ny, n. Etym: [See Monogynia. ]
1. Marriage with the one woman only.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: The state or condition of being monogynous.
MONOHEMEROUS
Mon `o *hem "er *ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Med. )
Defn: Lasting but one day.
MONOICOUS
MONOICOUS Mo *noi "cous, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Monoecious.
MONOLATRY
Mo *nol "a *try, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: Worship of a single deity.
MONOLITH
Mon "o *lith, n. Etym: [F. monolithe, L. monolithus consisting of a single stone, Gr.
Defn: A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.
MONOLITHAL
MONOLITHAL Mon "o *lith `al, a.
Defn: Monolithic.
MONOLITHIC
MONOLITHIC Mon `o *lith "ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.
MONOLOGIST
Mo *nol "o *gist, n. Etym: [See Monologue. ]
Defn: One who soliloquizes; esp. , one who monopolizes conversation in company. De Quincey.
MONOLOGUE
Mon "o *logue, n. Etym: [F. monologue, Gr. Legend. ]
1. A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue. Dryden.
2. A dramatic composition for a single performer.
MONOLOGY
Mo *nol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation. It was not by an insolent usurpation that Coleridge persisted in monology through his whole life. De Quincey.
MONOMACHIA; MONOMACHY
Mon `o *ma "chi *a, Mo *nom "a *chy, n. Etym: [L. monomachia, Gr.
Defn: A duel; single combat. "The duello or monomachia." Sir W. Scott.
MONOMACHIST
MONOMACHIST Mo *nom "a *chist, n.
Defn: One who fights in single combat; a duelist.
MONOMANE
MONOMANE Mon "o *mane, n.
Defn: A monomaniac. [R.]
MONOMANIA
Mon `o *ma "ni *a, n. Etym: [Mono- + mania. ]
Defn: Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.
Syn. -- Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania. See Insanity.
MONOMANIAC
MONOMANIAC Mon `oma "ni *ac, n.
Defn: A person affected by monomania.
MONOMANIAC; MONOMANIACAL
Mon `oma "ni *ac, Mon `oma "ni *a *cal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monomaniaque.]
Defn: Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal delusion.
MONOME
Mon "ome, n. Etym: [F., fr. Gr. -nome as in binome. See Binomial. ](Math. )
Defn: A monomial.
MONOMEROUS
Mo *nom "er *ous, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of certain insects.
MONOMETALLIC
MONOMETALLIC Mon `o *me *tal "lic, a.
Defn: Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.
MONOMETALLISM
Mon `o *met "al *lism, n. Etym: [Mono- + metal. ]
Defn: The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See Bimetallism.
MONOMETALLIST
MONOMETALLIST Mon `o *met "al *list, n.
Defn: One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc.
MONOMETER
Mo *nom "e *ter, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.
MONOMETRIC
Mon `o *met "ric, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monométrique.] (Crystallog.)
Defn: Same as Isometric.
MONOMIAL
Mo *no "mi *al, n. Etym: [See Monome, Binomial. ] (Alg. )
Defn: A single algebraic expression; that is, an expression unconnected with any other by the sign of addition, substraction, equality, or inequality.
MONOMIAL
MONOMIAL Mo *no "mi *al, a. (Alg. )
Defn: Consisting of but a single term or expression.
MONOMORPHIC; MONOMORPHOUS
Mon `o *mor "phic, Mon `o *mor "phous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout the various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially similar type of structure; -- opposed to dimorphic, trimorphic, and polymorphic.
MONOMPHALUS
Mo *nom "pha *lus, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.
Defn: A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a common umbilicus.
MONOMYA; MONOMYARIA
Mo *no "my *a, Mon `o *my *a "ri *a, n.pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.
MONOMYARIAN; MONOMYARY
MONOMYARIAN; MONOMYARY Mon `o *my "a *ri *an, Mon `o *my "a *ry, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monomya. -- n.
Defn: One of the Monomya.
MONONOMIAL
MONONOMIAL Mon `o *no "mi *al, n. & a.
Defn: Monomyal.
MONOOUSIAN; MONOOUSIOUS
Mon `o *ou "si *an, Mon `o *ou "si *ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Theil.)
Defn: Having but one and the same nature or essence.
MONOPATHY
Mo *nop "a *thy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function. -- Mon `o *path "ic, a.
MONOPERSONAL
Mon `o *per "son *al, a. Etym: [Mono- + personal. ]
Defn: Having but one person, or form of existence.
MONOPETALOUS
Mon `o *pet "al *ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + petal: cf. F. monopétale.] (Bot. )
Defn: Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.
Note: The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers having a solitary petal, as in species of Amorpha, and use gamopetalous for a corolla of several petals combined into one piece. See Illust. of Gamopetalous.
MONOPHANOUS
Mo *noph "a *nous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: Having one the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.
MONOPHONIC
Mon `o *phon "ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Mus. )
Defn: Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; -- opposed to Ant: polyphonic.
MONOPHTHONG
Mon "oph *thong, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A single uncompounded vowel sound.
2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.
MONOPHTHONGAL
MONOPHTHONGAL Mon `oph *thon "gal, a.
Defn: Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.
MONOPHYLETIC
Mon `o *phy *let "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; -- opposed to polyphyletic; as, monophyletic origin.
MONOPHYLLOUS
Mo *noph "yl *lous, a. Etym: [Gr. monophylle.] (Bot. )
Defn: One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a monophyllous involucre or calyx.
MONOPHYODONT
Mon `o *phy "o *dont, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to diphyodont.
MONOPHYSITE
Mo *noph "y *site, n. Etym: [Gr. monophysite. ] (Eccl. Hist. )
Defn: One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature. Also used adjectively.
MONOPHYSITICAL
MONOPHYSITICAL Mon `o *phy *sit "ic *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.
MONOPLAST
Mon "o *plast, n. Etym: [Mono- + -plast. ] (Biol.)
Defn: A monoplastic element.
MONOPLASTIC
Mon `o *plas "tic, a. Etym: [Mono- + -plastic. ] (Biol.)
Defn: That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element.
MONOPLEGIA
Mon `ople "gi *a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Med. )
Defn: Paralysis affecting a single limb.
MONOPNEUMONA
Mon `op *neu "mo *na, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Mono-, and Pneumonia. ](Zoöl.)
Defn: A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [Written also monopneumonia.]
MONOPODE
MONOPODE Mon "o *pode, n.
1. One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot. Sir J. Mandeville. Lowell.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A monopodium.
MONOPODIAL
MONOPODIAL Mon `o *po "di *al, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.
MONOPODIUM
Mon `o *po "di *um, n.; pl. L. Monopodia, E. -ums. Etym: [L. See Monopody. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to sympodium.
MONOPODY
Mo *nop "o *dy, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Pros.)
Defn: A measure of but a single foot.
MONOPOLER
MONOPOLER Mo *nop "o *ler, n.
Defn: A monopolist. [Obs. ]
MONOPOLIST
MONOPOLIST Mo *nop "o *list, n.
Defn: One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.
MONOPOLISTIC
MONOPOLISTIC Mo *nop `o *lis "tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a monopolist. North Am. Rev.
MONOPOLITE
MONOPOLITE Mo *nop "o *lite, n.
Defn: A monopolist. Sylvester.
MONOPOLIZE
Mo *nop "o *lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Monopolized; p. pr. & vb. n.Monopolizing.] Etym: [From Monopoly. ]
Defn: To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.
MONOPOLIZER
MONOPOLIZER Mo *nop "o *li `zer, n.
Defn: One who monopolizes.
MONOPOLY
Mo *nop "o *ly, n.; pl. Monopolies. Etym: [L. monopolium, Gr.
1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product. Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines.Macaulay.
2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land. If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't. Shak.
3. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France. [Colloq. ]
MONOPOLYLOGUE
Mon `o *pol "y *logue, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. poly `s many + lo `gos speech. ]
Defn: An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.
MONOPSYCHISM
Mon `o *psy "chism, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.
MONOPTERAL
Mo *nop "ter *al, a. Etym: [Gr. monoptère.] (Arch. )
Defn: Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.
MONOPTERON
Mo *nop "ter *on, n.; pl. Monoptera. Etym: [NL. See Monopteral. ] (Arch. )
Defn: A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.
MONOPTOTE
Mon "op *tote, n. Etym: [L. monoptotum, Gr. mo `nos single + (Gram. )
1. A noun having only one case. Andrews.
2. A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.
MONOPYRENOUS
Mon `o *py *re "nous, a. Etym: [Mono- + pyrene. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Having but a single stone or kernel.
MONORGANIC
Mon `or *gan "ic, a. Etym: [Mon- + organic. ] (Biol. & Med. )
Defn: Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.
MONORHINA
Mon `o *rhi "na, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Marsipobranchiata.
MONORHYME
Mon "o *rhyme, n. Etym: [Mono- + rhyme: cf. F. monorime.]
Defn: A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.
MONOSACCHARIDE; MONOSACCHARID
Mon `o *sac "cha *ride, n. Also -rid. [Mono- + saccharide. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A simple sugar; any of a number of sugars (including the trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc. ), not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Specif. , as used by some, a hexose. The monosaccharides are all open-chain compounds containing hydroxyl groups and either an aldehyde group or a ketone group.
MONOSEPALOUS
Mon `o *sep "al *ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + sepal: cf. F. monosépale.] (Bot. )
Defn: Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.
Note: The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use gamosepalous for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf. Monopetalous.
MONOSPERM
MONOSPERM Mon "o *sperm, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A monospermous plant.
MONOSPERMAL; MONOSPERMOUS
Mon `o *sper "mal, Mon `o *sper "mous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monosperme.](Bot. )
Defn: Having only one seed.
MONOSPHERICAL
Mon `o *spher "ic *al, a. Etym: [Mono- + spherical. ]
Defn: Consisting of one sphere only.
MONOSTICH
Mon "o *stich, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A composition consisting of one verse only.
MONOSTICHOUS
Mo *nos "ti *chous, a. Etym: [See Monostich. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridæ.
MONOSTROPHE
Mo *nos "tro *phe, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.
Defn: A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.
MONOSTROPHIC
Mon `o *stroph "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Pros.)
Defn: Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure. Milton.
MONOSULPHIDE
Mon `o *sul "phide, n. Etym: [Mono- + sulphide. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; -- contrasted with a Ant: polysulphide; as, galena is a monosulphide.
MONOSULPHURET
Mon `o *sul "phu *ret, n. Etym: [Mono- + sulphuret. ] (Chem. )
Defn: See Monosulphide.
MONOSYLLABIC
Mon `o *syl *lab "ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monosyllabique. ]
Defn: Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. -- Mon `o *syl *lab "ic *al *ly, adv.
MONOSYLLABISM
MONOSYLLABISM Mon `o *syl "la *bism, n.
Defn: The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.
MONOSYLLABLE
Mon "o *syl `la *ble, n. Etym: [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. monosyllabe. See Mono-, Syllable. ]
Defn: A word of one syllable.
MONOSYLLABLED
MONOSYLLABLED Mon "o *syl `la *bled, a.
Defn: Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables. Cleveland.
MONOSYMMETRIC; MONOSYMMETRICAL
Mon `o *sym *met "ric, Mon `o *sym *met "ric *al, a. Etym: [Mono- + symmetric, -ical.] (Crystallog.)
Defn: Same as Monoclinic.
MONOTESSARON
Mon `o *tes "sa *ron, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.
Defn: A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [R.]
MONOTHALAMA
Mon `o *thal "a *ma, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.
MONOTHALAMAN
Mon `o *thal "a *man, n. Etym: [See Monothalamous. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A foraminifer having but one chamber.
MONOTHALAMOUS
Mon `o *thal "a *mous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monothalame.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One-chambered.
MONOTHALMIC
Mon `o *thal "mic, a. Etym: [See Monothalamous. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Formed from one pistil; -- said of fruits. R. Brown.
MONOTHECAL
Mon `o *the "cal, a. Etym: [Mono- + Br. (Bot. )
Defn: Having a single loculament.
MONOTHEISM
Mon "o *the *ism, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monothéisme.]
Defn: The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.
MONOTHEIST
Mon "o *the *ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monothéiste.]
Defn: One who believes that there is but one God.
MONOTHEISTIC
MONOTHEISTIC Mon `o *the *is "tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to monotheism.
MONOTHELISM; MONOTHELITISM
Mo *noth "e *lism, Mo *noth "e *li *tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monothélisme,monothélitisme.]
Defn: The doctrine of the Monothelites.
MONOTHELITE
Mo *noth "e *lite, n. Etym: [Gr. monothélite.] (Eccl. Hist. )
Defn: One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. Monophysite. Gibbon.
MONOTHELITIC
MONOTHELITIC Mon `o *the *lit "ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.
MONOTOCOUS
Mo *not "o *cous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Uniparous; laying a single egg.
MONOTOMOUS
Mo *not "o *mous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Min. )
Defn: Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.
MONOTONE
Mon "o *tone, n. Etym: [See Monotonous, Monotony. ]
1. (Mus. )
Defn: A single unvaried tone or sound.
2. (Rhet.)
Defn: The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.
MONOTONIC; MONOTONICAL
MONOTONIC; MONOTONICAL Mon `o *ton "ic, Mon `o *ton "ic *al, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous. "Monotonical declamation. " Chesterfield.
MONOTONIST
MONOTONIST Mo *not "o *nist, n.
Defn: One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced. Richardson.
MONOTONOUS
Mo *not "o *nous, a. Etym: [Gr. Tone. ]
Defn: Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. -- Mo *not "o *nous *ly, adv. -- Mo *not "o *nous *ness, n.
MONOTONY
Mo *not "o *ny, n. Etym: [Gr. monotonie. See Monotonius.]
1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.
2. Any irksome sameness, or want of variety. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. W. Irving.
MONOTREMATA
Mon `o *trem "a *ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, and Echidna.
MONOTREMATOUS
MONOTREMATOUS Mon `o *trem "a *tous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.
MONOTREME
Mon "o *treme, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monotrème.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Monotremata.
MONOTRIGLYPH
Mon `o *tri "glyph, n. Etym: [Mono- + triglyph: cf. F. monotriglyphe.](Arch. )
Defn: A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.
MONOTROPA
Mo *not "ro *pa, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.
MONOTYPE; MONOTYPIC
Mon "o *type, Mon `o *typ "ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + -type: cf. F. monotype. ](Biol.)
Defn: Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.
MONOVALENT
Mo *nov "a *lent, a. Etym: [Mono- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence. ](Chem. )
Defn: Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent.
MONOXIDE
Mo *nox "ide, n. Etym: [Mon- + oxide. ] (Chem. )
Defn: An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.
MONOXYLON
Mo *nox "y *lon, n. Etym: [NL. , from Gr.
Defn: A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.
MONOXYLOUS
Mo *nox "y *lous, a. Etym: [See Monoxylon. ]
Defn: Made of one piece of wood.
MONOZOA
Mon `o *zo "a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Radiolaria; -- called also Monocyttaria. -- Mon `o *zo "ic, a.
New American Oxford Dictionary
mono
mon o |ˈmänō ˈmɑnoʊ | ▶adjective 1 monophonic. 2 monochrome. ▶noun ( pl. monos ) 1 a monophonic recording. • monophonic reproduction. 2 a monochrome picture. • monochrome reproduction. 3 short for infectious mononucleosis. 4 short for monofilament.
mono-
mono- |ˈmɑnoʊ |(also mon- before a vowel ) ▶comb. form 1 one; alone; single: monorail. • with an extreme, singular character to the point of dominance or exclusion: monolithic | monomania | monopoly. 2 Chemistry (forming names of compounds ) containing one atom or group of a specified kind: monoamine. ORIGIN from Greek monos ‘alone. ’
monoacid
mono |acid |mɒnəʊˈasɪd | ▶adjective Chemistry (of a base ) having one replaceable hydroxide ion.
monoamine
mon o a mine |ˌmänōəˈmēn, ˌmänōˈamēn ˌmɑnoʊˈeɪmin |(also monamine |ˈmänəˌmēn |) ▶noun Chemistry a compound having a single amine group in its molecule, esp. one that is a neurotransmitter (e.g., serotonin, norepinephrine ).
monoamine oxidase
mon o a mine ox i dase (abbr.: MAO ) ▶noun Biochemistry an enzyme (present in most tissues ) that catalyzes the oxidation and inactivation of monoamine neurotransmitters.
monoamine oxidase inhibitor
mon o a mine ox i dase in hib i tor ▶noun Medicine any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase (so allowing accumulation of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain ).
monoatomic
mon o a tom ic ▶noun variant spelling of monatomic.
monobasic
mono |basic |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈbeɪsɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry (of an acid ) having one replaceable hydrogen atom.
monobloc
mono |bloc |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )blɒk | ▶adjective made as, contained in, or involving a single casting. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, from mono- (from Greek monos ‘alone ’) + bloc ‘block ’.
monobrow
mon o brow |ˈmänəˌbrou ˈmɑnəbraʊ | ▶noun informal another term for unibrow. DERIVATIVES mon o browed adjective
monocarpic
mon o car pic |ˌmänōˈkärpik ˌmɑnoʊˈkɑrpɪk |(also monocarpous |-pəs |) ▶adjective Botany (of a plant ) flowering only once and then dying. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + Greek karpos ‘fruit ’ + -ic .
monocausal
mon o caus al |ˌmänōˈkôzəl ˌmɑnoʊˈkɔzəl | ▶adjective in terms of a sole cause: the pitfalls of monocausal explanations.
Monoceros
Mo noc er os |məˈnäsərəs məˈnɑsərəs |Astronomy an inconspicuous constellation (the Unicorn ), lying on the celestial equator in the Milky Way between Canis Major and Canis Minor. • (as genitive Monocerotis |məˌnäsəˈrōtis, ˌmänəsə -|) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Alpha Monocerotis. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek.
monochasium
mon o cha si um |ˌmänōˈkaZH (ē )əm ˌmɑnoʊˈkæʒ (i )əm | ▶noun ( pl. monochasia |-ZH (ē )ə | ) Botany a cyme in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch, so that the inflorescence is helicoid or asymmetrical. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek khasis ‘separation. ’
monochord
mon o chord |ˈmänəˌkôrd ˈmɑnoʊkɔrd | ▶noun an instrument for comparing musical pitches mathematically, using a taut wire whose vibrating length can be adjusted with a movable bridge. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French monacorde, via late Latin from Greek monokhordon, neuter (used as a noun ) of monokhordos ‘having a single string. ’
monochromatic
mon o chro mat ic |ˌmänəkrōˈmatik mɑːnəkroʊˈmætɪk | ▶adjective containing or using only one color: monochromatic light. • Physics (of light or other radiation ) of a single wavelength or frequency. DERIVATIVES mon o chro mat i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb
monochromatism
mon o chro ma tism |ˌmänəˈkrōməˌtizəm ˌmɑnəˈkroʊmətɪzəm | ▶noun complete color-blindness in which all colors appear as shades of one color.
monochromator
monochromator |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )krəˌmeɪtə, ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈkrɒmɪtə | ▶noun Physics a device used to select radiation of (or very close to ) a single wavelength or energy.
monochrome
mon o chrome |ˈmänəˌkrōm ˈˌmɑnəˌkroʊm | ▶noun a photograph or picture developed or executed in black and white or in varying tones of only one color. • representation or reproduction in black and white or in varying tones of only one color. ▶adjective (of a photograph or picture, or a television screen ) consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of only one color. DERIVATIVES mon o chro mic |ˌmänəˈkrōmik |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: based on Greek monokhrōmatos ‘of a single color. ’
monocle
mon o cle |ˈmänikəl ˈmɑnəkəl | ▶noun a single eyeglass, kept in position by the muscles around the eye. DERIVATIVES mon o cled |-kəld |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French (earlier in the sense ‘one-eyed ’), from late Latin monoculus ‘one-eyed. ’
monocline
mon o cline |ˈmänəˌklīn ˈmɑnəklaɪn | ▶noun Geology a bend in rock strata that are otherwise uniformly dipping or horizontal. DERIVATIVES mon o cli nal |ˌmänəˈklīnl |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + Greek klinein ‘to lean. ’
monoclinic
mon o clin ic |ˌmänəˈklinik ˌmɑnəˈklɪnɪk | ▶adjective of or denoting a crystal system or three-dimensional geometric arrangement having three unequal axes of which one is at right angles to the other two.
monoclonal
mon o clo nal |ˌmänəˈklōnl ˌmɑnəˈkloʊnl | ▶adjective Biology forming a clone that is derived asexually from a single individual or cell.
monoclonal antibody
mon o clo nal an ti bod y ▶noun an antibody produced by a single clone of cells or cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules.
monocoque
mon o coque |ˈmänəˌkōk, -ˌkäk ˈmɑnəkoʊk | ▶noun an aircraft or vehicle structure in which the chassis is integral with the body. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, from mono- ‘single ’ + coque ‘shell. ’
monocot
mon o cot |ˈmänəˌkät ˈmɑnəˌkɑt | ▶noun Botany short for monocotyledon.
monocotyledon
mon o cot y le don |ˌmänəˌkätlˈēdn mɑːnoʊkɑːtɪˈliːdn | ▶noun Botany a flowering plant with an embryo that bears a single cotyledon (seed leaf ). Monocotyledons constitute the smaller of the two great divisions of flowering plants, and typically have elongated stalkless leaves with parallel veins (e.g., grasses, lilies, palms ). Compare with dicotyledon. [Class Monocotyledoneae (or -donae, -dones; sometimes Liliopsida ), subdivision Angiospermae. ] DERIVATIVES mon o cot y le don ous |-ˈēdn -əs |adjective
monocracy
mo noc ra cy |məˈnäkrəsē, mä -məˈnɑkrəsi | ▶noun ( pl. monocracies ) a system of government by only one person. DERIVATIVES mon o crat |ˈmänəˌkrat |noun, mon o crat ic |ˌmänəˈkratik |adjective
monocrop
mon o crop |ˈmänəˌkräp ˈmɑnəkrɑp | ▶noun a cultivated crop that does not rotate with other crops in a particular field or area: [ as modifier ] : bananas grown in a monocrop system for commercial production.
monocrystalline
mono |crys ¦tal |line ▶adjective consisting of a single crystal.
monocular
mo noc u lar |məˈnäkyələr, mä -məˈnɑkjələr | ▶adjective with, for, or in one eye: he had only monocular vision. ▶noun an optical instrument for viewing distant objects with one eye, like one half of a pair of binoculars. DERIVATIVES mo noc u lar ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin monoculus ‘having one eye ’ + -ar 1 .
monoculture
mon o cul ture |ˈmänəˌkəlCHər ˈmɑnəˌkəltʃər | ▶noun the cultivation of a single crop in a given area. DERIVATIVES mon o cul tur al |ˌmänəˈkəlCHərəl |adjective
monocycle
mon o cy cle |ˈmänəˌsīkəl ˈmɑnəˌsaɪkəl | ▶noun another term for unicycle.
monocyclic
mon o cy clic |ˌmänōˈsīklik, -ˈsik- ˌmɑnoʊˈsaɪklɪk | ▶adjective 1 Chemistry having one ring of atoms in its molecule. 2 of or relating to a single cycle of activity.
monocyte
mon o cyte |ˈmänəˌsīt ˈmɑnəˌsaɪt | ▶noun Physiology a large phagocytic white blood cell with a simple oval nucleus and clear, grayish cytoplasm.
Monod, Jacques Lucien
Mo nod, Jacques Lucien |môˈnō mɔˈnoʊ | (1910 –76 ), French biochemist. Together with fellow French biochemist François Jacob (1920 –), he formulated a theory to explain how genes are activated, and, in 1961, he proposed the existence of messenger RNA. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1965 ), shared with Jacob and André Lwoff (1902 –94 ).
monodactyly
monodactyly |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈdaktɪli | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine & Zoology a condition in which there is only one finger or toe on each hand or foot. DERIVATIVES monodactyl adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from monodactyl (from Greek monodaktulos ‘one-fingered ’) + -y 3 .
monodisperse
monodisperse |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈdɪspəːs | ▶adjective Chemistry (of a colloid ) containing particles of uniform size.
monodrama
mon o dra ma |ˈmänəˌdrämə, -ˌdramə ˈmɑːnədrɑːmə | ▶noun a dramatic piece for one performer.
monody
mon o dy |ˈmänədē ˈmɑnədi | ▶noun ( pl. monodies ) 1 an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy. 2 a poem lamenting a person's death. 3 music with only one melodic line, esp. an early Baroque style with one singer and continuo accompaniment. DERIVATIVES mo nod ic |məˈnädik |adjective, mon o dist |-dist |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek monōdia, from monōdos ‘singing alone. ’
monoecious
mo noe cious |məˈnēSHəs məˈniʃəs | ▶adjective Biology (of a plant or invertebrate animal ) having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual; hermaphrodite. Compare with dioecious. DERIVATIVES mo noe cy |ˈmänˌēsē, ˈmō - |noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin Monoecia (denoting a class of such plants in Linnaeus's system ), from Greek monos ‘single ’ + oikos ‘house. ’
monofilament
mon o fil a ment |ˌmänəˈfiləmənt ˌmɑnəˈfɪləmənt |(also monofil |ˈmänəˌfil |) ▶noun a single strand of man-made fiber. • a type of fishing line using such a strand.
monogamy
mo nog a my |məˈnägəmē məˈnɑɡəmi | ▶noun the practice or state of being married to one person at a time. • the practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner. • Zoology the habit of having only one mate at a time. DERIVATIVES mo nog a mist |-mist |noun, mo nog a mous |-məs |adjective, mo nog a mous ly |-məslē |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French monogamie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek monogamia, from monos ‘single ’ + gamos ‘marriage. ’
monogenean
mon o ge ne an |ˌmänəˈjēnēən ˌmɑnoʊˈʤɪniən |Zoology ▶adjective of or relating to a group of flukes that are chiefly external or gill parasites of fish and only require a single host. Compare with digenean. ▶noun a monogenean fluke. [Class Monogenea, phylum Platyhelminthes; sometimes treated as a subclass of the class Trematoda. ] ORIGIN 1960s: from modern Latin Monogenea (from Greek monos ‘single ’ + genea ‘generation ’) + -an .
monogenesis
mon o gen e sis |ˌmänəˈjenəsəs ˌmɑnoʊˈʤɛnəsəs | ▶noun the theory that humans are all descended from a single pair of ancestors. Also called monogeny. • Linguistics the hypothetical origination of language or of a surname from a single source at a particular place and time. DERIVATIVES mon o ge net ic |-jəˈnetik |adjective
monogenic
mon o gen ic |ˌmänəˈjenik ˌmɑnoʊˈʤɛnɪk | ▶adjective Genetics involving or controlled by a single gene. DERIVATIVES mon o gen i cal ly |-ik (e )lē |adverb
monogeny
mo nog e ny |məˈnäjənē məˈnɑʤəni | ▶noun another term for monogenesis. DERIVATIVES mo nog e nism |-ˌnizəm |noun, mo nog e nist |-jənist |noun
monoglot
mon o glot |ˈmänəˌglät ˈmɑnəˌɡlɑt | ▶adjective using or speaking only one language: the moment when the monoglot heroine suddenly finds she can understand French. ▶noun a person who speaks only one language. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek monoglōttos, from monos ‘single ’ + glōtta ‘tongue. ’
monogram
mon o gram |ˈmänəˌgram ˈmɑnəˌɡræm | ▶noun a motif of two or more letters, typically a person's initials, usually interwoven or otherwise combined in a decorative design, used as a logo or to identify a personal possession. ▶verb [ with obj. ] decorate with a monogram: (as adj. monogrammed ) : monogrammed sheets. DERIVATIVES mon o gram mat ic |ˌmänəgrəˈmatik |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French monogramme, from late Latin monogramma, from Greek.
monograph
mon o graph |ˈmänəˌgraf ˈmɑnəˌɡræf | ▶noun a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it: a series of monographs on music in late medieval and Renaissance cities. ▶verb [ with obj. ] write a monograph on; treat in a monograph. DERIVATIVES mo nog ra pher |məˈnägrəfər |noun, mo nog ra phist |məˈnägrəfist |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent. (earlier monography ): from modern Latin monographia, from monographus ‘writer on a single genus or species. ’
monographic
mon o graph ic |ˌmänəˈgrafik ˌmɑnəˈɡræfɪk | ▶adjective of or relating to a monograph. • (of an art gallery or exhibition ) showing the works of a single artist.
monogyne
mon o gyne |ˈmänəˌjin ˈmɑnəʤɪn | ▶adjective Entomology (of a social insect ) having only one egg-laying queen in each colony. ORIGIN from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek gunē ‘woman, wife. ’
monogynous
mo nog y nous |məˈnäjənəs məˈnɑʤənəs | ▶adjective Botany having only one pistil.
monogyny
mo nog y ny |məˈnäjənē məˈnɑʤəni | ▶noun the custom of having only one wife at a time. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek gunē ‘woman, wife. ’
monohull
mon o hull |ˈmänōˌhəl ˈmɑnoʊhəl | ▶noun a boat with only one hull, as opposed to a catamaran or multihull.
monohybrid
mon o hy brid |ˌmänəˈhībrid ˌmɑnəˈhaɪbrɪd | ▶noun Genetics a hybrid that is heterozygous with respect to a specified gene.
monohydrate
mon o hy drate |ˌmänōˈhīˌdrāt ˌmɑnoʊˈhaɪdreɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a hydrate containing one mole of water per mole of the compound.
monohydric
mon o hy dric |ˌmänōˈhīdrik ˌmɑnoʊˈhaɪdrɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry (of an alcohol ) containing one hydroxyl group.
monokini
mon o ki ni |ˈmänəˌkinē mɑːnəˈkiːni | ▶noun a woman's one-piece beach garment equivalent to the lower half of a bikini. ORIGIN 1960s: from mono- ‘one ’ + a shortened form of bikini (the first syllable misinterpreted as bi- ‘two ’).
Mono Lake
Mo no Lake |ˈmōnō ˌmoʊnoʊ ˈleɪk | a salt lake in east central California, near the Nevada border, noted for its rock exposed formations that occurred when local waters were diverted to the Los Angeles area.
monolatry
mo nol a try |məˈnälətrē məˈnɑlətri | ▶noun the worship of one god without denial of the existence of other gods. DERIVATIVES mo nol a ter |-tər |noun, mo nol a trist |-trist |noun, mo nol a trous |-trəs |adjective
monolayer
mon o lay er |ˈmänəˌlāər ˈmɑnəleɪər | ▶noun Chemistry a layer one molecule thick. • Biology & Medicine a cell culture in a layer one cell thick.
monoline
mon o line |ˈmänəˌlīn ˈmɑnəlaɪn | ▶noun a company specializing in a single type of financial service, such as consumer credit, home mortgages, or a sole class of insurance.
monolingual
mon o lin gual |ˌmänəˈliNGg (yə )wəl mɑːnəˈlɪŋɡwəl | ▶adjective (of a person or society ) speaking only one language: monolingual families. • (of a text, conversation, etc. ) written or conducted in only one language: monolingual and bilingual editions. ▶noun a person who speaks only one language. DERIVATIVES mon o lin gual ism |-ˌlizəm |noun
monolith
mon o lith |ˈmänl -iTH ˈmɑnəˌlɪθ | ▶noun 1 a large single upright block of stone, esp. one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument. • a very large and characterless building: the 72 -story monolith overlooking the waterfront. • a large block of concrete sunk in water, e.g., in the building of a dock. 2 a large and impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as intractably indivisible and uniform: the U.S.–E.U. trade rules-dictating monolith is no more. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, from monos ‘single ’ + lithos ‘stone. ’
monolithic
mon o lith ic |ˌmänəˈliTHik ˈˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk | ▶adjective 1 formed of a single large block of stone. • (of a building ) very large and characterless. 2 (of an organization or system ) large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform: rejecting any move toward a monolithic European superstate. 3 Electronics (of a solid-state circuit ) composed of active and passive components formed in a single chip.
monologue
mon o logue |ˈmänlˌôg, -ˌäg ˈmɑnəlˌɔɡ ˈmɑnəlˌɑɡ | ▶noun a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program. • a long and typically tedious speech by one person during a conversation: Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken. DERIVATIVES mon o log ic |ˌmänlˈäjik |adjective, mon o log i cal |ˌmänlˈäjikəl |adjective, mon o log ist |məˈnäləjist |(also -loguist ) noun, mon o log ize |məˈnäləˌjīz |verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Greek monologos ‘speaking alone. ’
monomania
mon o ma ni a |ˌmänəˈmānēə ˈmɑːnəˈmeɪniə | ▶noun exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing. DERIVATIVES mon o ma ni ac |-ˈmānēˌak |noun & adjective, mon o ma ni a cal |-məˈnīəkəl |adjective
monomer
mon o mer |ˈmänəmər ˈmɑnəmər | ▶noun Chemistry a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer. DERIVATIVES mon o mer ic |ˌmänəˈmerik |adjective
monometallic
mon o me tal lic |ˌmänōməˈtalik ˌmɑnoʊməˈtælɪk | ▶adjective consisting of one metal only. • of, involving, or using a standard of currency based on one metal. DERIVATIVES mon o met al lism |-ˈmetlˌizəm |noun, mon o met al list |-metlist |noun & adjective
monometer
monometer |məˈnɒmɪtə | ▶noun Prosody a line consisting of one metrical foot. DERIVATIVES monometric adjective, monometrical adjective
monomial
mo no mi al |məˈnōmēəl, mä -məˈnoʊmiəl |Mathematics ▶adjective (of an algebraic expression ) consisting of one term. ▶noun an algebraic expression of this type. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from mono- ‘one, ’ on the pattern of binomial .
monomolecular
mon o mo lec u lar |ˌmänōməˈlekyələr ˌmɑnoʊməˈlɛkjələr | ▶adjective Chemistry (of a layer ) one molecule thick. • consisting of or involving one molecule.
monomorphemic
monomorphemic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )mɔːˈfiːmɪk | ▶adjective Linguistics consisting of a single morpheme.
monomorphic
mon o mor phic |ˌmänəˈmôrfik ˌmɑnəˈmɔrfɪk | ▶adjective chiefly Biology having or existing in only one form, in particular: • (of a species or population ) showing little or no variation in morphology or phenotype. • (of an animal species ) having sexes that are similar in size and appearance. DERIVATIVES mon o mor phism |-ˌfizəm |noun, mon o mor phous |-fəs |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + Greek morphē ‘form. ’
Monongahela River
Mo non ga he la Riv er |məˌnäNGgəˈhēlə məˌnɑŋɡəˈhilə rɪvə | a river that flows for 128 miles (206 km ) from West Virginia into western Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh where it joins the Allegheny River to form the Ohio River.
mononuclear
mon o nu cle ar |ˌmänōˈn (y )o͞oklēər ˌmɑnoʊˈnjuklɪər | ▶adjective Biology (of a cell ) having one nucleus.
mononucleosis
mon o nu cle o sis |ˌmänəˌn (y )o͞oklēˈōsəs ˌmɑnoʊˌn (j )ukliˈoʊsəs | ▶noun Medicine an abnormally high proportion of monocytes in the blood. • short for infectious mononucleosis. Also called mono.
monophagous
mo noph a gous |məˈnäfəgəs məˈnɑfəɡəs | ▶adjective Zoology (of an animal ) eating only one kind of food.
monophonic
mon o phon ic |ˌmänəˈfänik ˈˌmɑnəˈˌfɑnɪk | ▶adjective 1 Music consisting of a single musical line, without accompaniment: the style of monophonic singing known as Gregorian chant. 2 (of sound reproduction ) using only one channel of transmission. Compare with stereophonic. DERIVATIVES mon o phon i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, mo noph o ny |məˈnäfənē |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek phonē ‘sound ’ + -ic .
monophthong
mon oph thong |ˈmänə (f )ˌTHôNG ˈmɑnə (f )ˌθɔŋ | ▶noun Phonetics a vowel that has a single perceived auditory quality. Contrasted with diphthong, triphthong. DERIVATIVES mon oph thon gal |ˌmänə (f )ˈTHôNG (g )əl |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek monophthongos, from monos ‘single ’ + phthongos ‘sound. ’
monophyletic
mon o phy let ic |ˌmänōfīˈletik ˌmɑnoʊfaɪˈlɛdɪk | ▶adjective Biology (of a group of organisms ) descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, esp. one not shared with any other group.
Monophysite
Mo noph y site |məˈnäfəˌsīt məˈnɑfəsaɪt | ▶noun Christian Theology a person who holds that in the person of Jesus Christ there is only one nature (wholly divine or only subordinately human ), not two. DERIVATIVES Mo noph y sit ism |-ˌsītˌizəm |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek monophusitēs, from monos ‘single ’ + phusis ‘nature. ’
monoplane
mon o plane |ˈmänəˌplān ˈmɑnəˌpleɪn | ▶noun an airplane with one pair of wings. Often contrasted with biplane, triplane.
monoplegia
mon o ple gi a |ˌmänōˈplēj (ē )ə ˌmɑnoʊˈpliʤiə | ▶noun paralysis restricted to one limb or region of the body. Compare with paraplegia. DERIVATIVES mon o ple gic |-ˈplējik |adjective
monoploid
mon o ploid |ˈmänəˌploid ˈmɑnəplɔɪd | ▶adjective less common term for haploid.
monopod
mon o pod |ˈmänəˌpäd ˈmɑnəpɑd | ▶noun a one-legged support for a camera or fishing rod. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopodion, from monos ‘single ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’
monopodium
mon o po di um |ˌmänəˈpōdēəm ˌmɑnoʊˈpoʊdiəm | ▶noun ( pl. monopodia |-ˈpōdēə | ) Botany a single continuous growth axis that extends at its apex and produces successive lateral shoots. Compare with sympodium. DERIVATIVES mon o po di al |-dēəl |adjective
monopole
mon o pole |ˈmänəˌpōl ˈmɑnəpoʊl | ▶noun 1 Physics a single electric charge or magnetic pole, esp. a hypothetical isolated magnetic pole. 2 a radio antenna or pylon consisting of a single pole or rod. DERIVATIVES mon o po lar adjective
monopole
monopole 2 |ˈmɒnəpəʊl | ▶noun a champagne that is exclusive to one shipper. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, ‘monopoly ’.
Monopolies and Mergers Commission
Monopolies and Mergers Commission a UK government body designed to investigate and report on activities relating to the setting up of trading monopolies, company mergers, and takeovers, in which the public has an interest.
monopolist
mo nop o list |məˈnäpəlist məˈnɑpələst | ▶noun a person or business that has a monopoly. DERIVATIVES mo nop o lis tic |məˌnäpəˈlistik |adjective, mo nop o lis ti cal ly |məˌnäpəˈlistik (ə )lē |adverb
monopolize
mo nop o lize |məˈnäpəˌlīz məˈnɑpəˌlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of an organization or group ) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service ). • have or take the greatest share of: the bigger teams monopolize the most profitable sponsorships and TV deals. • get or keep exclusively to oneself: Sophie monopolized the guest of honor for most of the evening. DERIVATIVES mo nop o li za tion |məˌnäpələˈzāSHən |noun, mo nop o liz er noun
monopoly
mo nop o ly |məˈnäpəlē məˈnɑpəli | ▶noun ( pl. monopolies ) 1 the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service: his likely motive was to protect his regional monopoly on furs. • [ usu. with negative ] the exclusive possession, control, or exercise of something: men don't have a monopoly on unrequited love. • a company or group having exclusive control over a commodity or service: areas where cable companies operate as monopolies. • a commodity or service controlled in this way: electricity, gas, and water were considered to be natural monopolies. 2 (Monopoly ) trademark a board game in which players engage in simulated property and financial dealings using imitation money. It was invented in the US and the name was coined by Charles Darrow c. 1935. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopōlion, from monos ‘single ’ + pōlein ‘sell. ’
monopoly capitalism
mo nop o ly cap i tal ism ▶noun Economics a capitalist system typified by trade monopolies in the hands of a few people.
Monopoly money
Mo nop o ly mon ey |məˈnɑpəli ˌməni | ▶noun informal money regarded as having no real existence or value. ORIGIN from the imitation money used in the game of Monopoly ( see monopoly ( sense 2 ).
monopropellant
mon o pro pel lant |ˌmänōprəˈpelənt ˌmɑnoʊprəˈpɛlənt | ▶noun a substance used as rocket fuel without an additional oxidizing agent. ▶adjective using such a substance.
monopsony
mo nop so ny |məˈnäpsənē məˈnɑpsəni | ▶noun ( pl. monopsonies ) Economics a market situation in which there is only one buyer. ORIGIN 1930s: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek opsōnein ‘buy provisions ’ + -y 3 .
monopteros
monopteros |məˈnɒptərɒs | ▶noun a classical temple consisting of a single circle of columns supporting a roof. DERIVATIVES monopteral adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from medieval Latin (adjective used as a noun ), from Greek monos ‘single ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.
monopulse
mon o pulse |ˈmänəˌpəls ˈmɑnəpəls | ▶adjective denoting a system of radar in which the angular location of a target is determined by comparison of two or more simultaneously received signals. ▶noun a monopulse radar system or installation. ORIGIN late 1950s: from mono, ‘one ’ + pulse .
monorail
mon o rail |ˈmänəˌrāl ˈmɑːnoʊreɪl | ▶noun a railroad in which the track consists of a single rail, typically elevated, with the trains suspended from it or balancing on it.
monorail camera
mono |rail cam ¦era ▶noun a camera mounted on a rail which allows positional adjustment and may support additional components.
monorchid
mon or chid |mäˈnôrkid mɑˈnɔrkəd | ▶adjective (of a person or animal ) having only one testicle. ▶noun such a person or animal. DERIVATIVES mon or chid ism |mäˈnôrkiˌdizəm |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin monorchis, monorchid-, from Greek monos ‘single ’ + orkhis ‘testicle. ’
monosaccharide
mon o sac cha ride |ˌmänəˈsakəˌrīd ˌmɑnəˈsækəraɪd | ▶noun Chemistry any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose ) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.
monosemy
mon o se my |ˈmänəˌsēmē ˈmɑːnəsiːmi | ▶noun Linguistics the property of having only one meaning. DERIVATIVES mon o se mous |ˌmänəˈsēməs |adjective ORIGIN 1950s: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek sēma ‘sign ’ + -y 3 .
monoski
mon o ski |ˈmänəˌskē ˈmɑːnəskiː | ▶noun a single broad ski attached to both feet. DERIVATIVES mon o ski er |-ˌskēər |noun, mon o ski ing |-ˌskē -iNG |noun
monosodium glutamate
mon o so di um glu ta mate |ˌmänəˌsōdēəm ˈglo͞otəˌmāt ˈˌmɑnəˌsoʊdiəm ˈɡludəˌmeɪt |(abbr.: MSG ) ▶noun a compound that occurs naturally as a breakdown product of proteins and is used as a flavor enhancer in food (although itself tasteless ). A traditional ingredient in Asian cooking, it was originally obtained from seaweed but is now mainly made from bean and cereal protein. [Chem. formula: HOOC (CH 2 ) 2 (NH 2 )COONa. ]
monosome
mon o some |ˈmänəˌsōm ˈmɑnəsoʊm | ▶noun Biology an unpaired (usually X ) chromosome in a diploid chromosome complement.
monosomy
mon o so my |ˈmänəˌsōmē ˈmɑnəˌsoʊmi | ▶noun Biology the condition of having a diploid chromosome complement in which one (usually the X ) chromosome lacks its homologous partner. DERIVATIVES mon o so mic |ˌmänəˈsōmik |adjective
monospecific
mon o spe cif ic |ˌmänōspəˈsifik ˌmɑnoʊspəˈsɪfɪk | ▶adjective Biology relating to or consisting of only one species. • (of an antibody ) specific to one antigen.
monostable
monostable |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )steɪb (ə )l |Electronics ▶adjective (of a circuit or device ) having only one stable position or state. ▶noun a device or circuit having only one stable position or state.
monostrophic
mon o stroph ic |ˌmänəˈsträfik, -ˈstrōfik ˌmɑnəˈstrɑfɪk | ▶adjective Prosody consisting of repetitions of the same strophic arrangement.
monosyllabic
mon o syl lab ic |ˌmänəsəˈlabik ˈˌmɑnəsəˈlæbɪk | ▶adjective (of a word or utterance ) consisting of one syllable. • (of a person ) using brief words to signify reluctance to engage in conversation: the nearer they came to Rome, the more quiet and monosyllabic Paul seemed to become. DERIVATIVES mon o syl lab i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb
monosyllable
mon o syl la ble |ˌmänəˈsiləbəl, ˈmänəˌsil -ˈˌmɑnəˈsɪləbəl | ▶noun a word consisting of only one syllable. • (monosyllables ) brief words, signifying reluctance to engage in conversation: if she spoke at all it was in monosyllables.
monosynaptic
mon o syn ap tic |ˌmänōsəˈnaptik mɑnəsəˈnæptɪk | ▶adjective Physiology (of a reflex pathway ) involving a single synapse.
monotechnic
mono |tech ¦nic |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈtɛknɪk | ▶adjective (of a college ) providing instruction in a single technical subject. Compare with polytechnic.
monotheism
mon o the ism |ˈmänəˌTHēˌizəm ˈmɑːnoʊθiɪzəm | ▶noun the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. DERIVATIVES mon o the ist noun & adjective, mon o the is tic |ˌmänəTHēˈistik |adjective, mon o the is ti cal ly |ˌmänəTHēˈistik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek theos ‘god ’ + -ism .
Monothelite
Mo noth e lite |məˈnäTHəˌlīt məˈnɑθəlaɪt |(also Monothelete |-ˌlēt |) ▶noun Christian Theology an adherent of the doctrine that Jesus had only one will, proposed in the 7th century to reconcile Monophysite and orthodox parties in the Byzantine Empire but condemned as heresy. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek monothelētēs, from monos ‘single ’ + thelētēs ‘one that wills ’ (from thelein ‘to will ’).
monotherapy
mono |ther ¦apy ▶noun [ mass noun ] the treatment of a disease with a single drug.
monotint
mon o tint |ˈmänəˌtint ˈmɑnətɪnt | ▶noun archaic term for monochrome.
monotone
mon o tone |ˈmänəˌtōn ˈmɑnəˌtoʊn | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a continuing sound, esp. of someone's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation: he sat and answered the questions in a monotone . ▶adjective (of a voice or other sound ) unchanging in pitch; without intonation or expressiveness: his monotone reading of the two-hour report. • without vividness or variety; dull: the monotone housing developments of the big cities. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos.
monotonic
mon o ton ic |ˌmänəˈtänik ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk | ▶adjective 1 Mathematics (of a function or quantity ) varying in such a way that it either never decreases or never increases. 2 speaking or uttered with an unchanging pitch or tone: her dour, monotonic husband. DERIVATIVES mon o ton i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, mon o to nic i ty |ˌmänətnˈisətē |noun
monotonous
mo not o nous |məˈnätn -əs məˈnɑtnəs | ▶adjective dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest: the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity. • (of a sound or utterance ) lacking in variation in tone or pitch: soon we heard a low, monotonous wailing of many voices. DERIVATIVES mo not o nous ly adverb
monotony
mo not o ny |məˈnätn -ē məˈnɑtni | ▶noun lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine: you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity. • sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance: depression flattens the voice almost to monotony.
monotreme
mon o treme |ˈmänəˌtrēm ˈmɑnəˌtrim | ▶noun Zoology a primitive mammal that lays large yolky eggs and has a common opening for the urogenital and digestive systems. Monotremes are now restricted to Australia and New Guinea, and comprise the platypus and the echidnas. [Order Monotremata and subclass Prototheria: two families. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + Greek trēma ‘hole. ’
monotropy
monotropy |məˈnɒtrəpi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry the existence of allotropes of an element, one of which is stable and the others metastable under all known conditions. DERIVATIVES monotrope noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek tropē ‘turning ’ + -y 3 .
monotype
mon o type |ˈmänəˌtīp ˈmɑnətaɪp | ▶noun 1 ( Monotype ) [ usu. as modifier ] Printing, trademark a typesetting machine, now little used, that casts type in metal, one character at a time. 2 a single print taken from a design created in oil paint or printing ink on glass or metal.
monotypic
mon o typ ic |ˌmänəˈtipik ˌmɑnəˈtɪpɪk | ▶adjective chiefly Biology having only one type or representative, esp. (of a genus ) containing only one species.
monounsaturated
mon o un sat u rat ed |ˌmänōˌənˈsaCHəˌrātid ˈˌmɑnoʊənˈsætʃəˌreɪdɪd | ▶adjective Chemistry (of an organic compound, esp. a fat ) saturated except for one multiple bond.
monovalent
mon o va lent |ˌmänəˈvālənt ˌmɑnəˈveɪlənt | ▶adjective Chemistry having a valence of one.
monoxide
mon ox ide |məˈnäkˌsīd məˈnɑksaɪd | ▶noun Chemistry an oxide containing one atom of oxygen in its molecule or empirical formula.
monozygotic
mon o zy got ic |ˌmänōˌzīˈgätik ˌmɑnoʊˌzaɪˈɡɑtɪk |(also monozygous |ˌmänəˈzīgəs |) ▶adjective (of twins ) derived from a single ovum, and so identical. DERIVATIVES mon o zy gos i ty |-ˈgäsitē |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + zygote + -ic .
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mono
mono |ˈmɒnəʊ | ▶adjective 1 monophonic. 2 monochrome. ▶noun ( pl. monos ) 1 a monophonic recording. • [ mass noun ] monophonic reproduction. 2 a monochrome picture. • [ mass noun ] monochrome reproduction. 3 N. Amer. short for mononucleosis. 4 N. Amer. short for monofilament.
mono-
mono- |ˈmɒnəʊ |(also mon- before a vowel ) ▶combining form 1 one; alone; single: monocoque. 2 Chemistry (forming names of compounds ) containing one atom or group of a specified kind: monoamine. ORIGIN from Greek monos ‘alone ’.
monoacid
mono |acid |mɒnəʊˈasɪd | ▶adjective Chemistry (of a base ) having one replaceable hydroxide ion.
monoamine
monoamine |ˌmɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn |(also monamine ) ▶noun Chemistry a compound having a single amine group in its molecule, especially one which is a neurotransmitter (e.g. serotonin, noradrenaline ).
monoamine oxidase
mono |amine oxi |dase ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry an enzyme (present in most tissues ) which catalyses the oxidation and inactivation of monoamine neurotransmitters.
monoamine oxidase inhibitor
mono |amine oxi |dase in |hibi |tor ▶noun Medicine any of a group of antidepressant drugs which inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase (so allowing accumulation of serotonin and noradrenaline in the brain ).
monobasic
mono |basic |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈbeɪsɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry (of an acid ) having one replaceable hydrogen atom.
monobloc
mono |bloc |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )blɒk | ▶adjective made as, contained in, or involving a single casting. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, from mono- (from Greek monos ‘alone ’) + bloc ‘block ’.
monobrow
mono |brow |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )braʊ | ▶noun informal a pair of eyebrows that meet above the nose, giving the appearance of a single eyebrow. DERIVATIVES monobrowed adjective
monocarpic
monocarpic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈkɑːpɪk | ▶adjective Botany (of a plant ) flowering only once and then dying. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + Greek karpos ‘fruit ’ + -ic .
monocausal
mono |caus ¦al |mɒnəʊˈkɔːz (ə )l | ▶adjective in terms of a single cause: the pitfalls of monocausal explanations.
Monoceros
Monoceros |məˈnɒs (ə )rəs |Astronomy an inconspicuous constellation (the Unicorn ), lying on the celestial equator in the Milky Way between Canis Major and Canis Minor. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek.
monochasium
monochasium |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈkeɪzɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. monochasia ) Botany a cyme in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch, so that the inflorescence is helicoid or asymmetrical. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek khasis ‘separation ’.
monochord
mono |chord |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )kɔːd | ▶noun an instrument for comparing musical pitches, using a taut wire whose vibrating length can be adjusted with a movable bridge. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French monacorde, via late Latin from Greek monokhordon, neuter (used as a noun ) of monokhordos ‘having a single string ’.
monochromatic
mono |chro ¦mat ¦ic |mɒnə (ʊ )krəˈmatɪk | ▶adjective containing or using only one colour: monochromatic light. • Physics (of light or other radiation ) of a single wavelength or frequency. DERIVATIVES monochromatically adverb
monochromatism
mono |chro ¦ma ¦tism |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈkrəʊmətɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] complete colour blindness in which all colours appear as shades of one colour.
monochromator
monochromator |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )krəˌmeɪtə, ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈkrɒmɪtə | ▶noun Physics a device used to select radiation of (or very close to ) a single wavelength or energy.
monochrome
mono |chrome |ˈmɒnəkrəʊm, mɒnə (ʊ )ˈkrəʊm | ▶noun a photograph or picture developed or executed in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour. • [ mass noun ] representation or reproduction in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour. ▶adjective (of a photograph or picture, or a television screen ) consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour. DERIVATIVES monochromic |-ˈkrəʊmɪk |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: based on Greek monokhrōmatos ‘of a single colour ’.
monocle
monocle |ˈmɒnək (ə )l | ▶noun a single eyeglass, kept in position by the muscles around the eye. DERIVATIVES monocled adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French (earlier in the sense ‘one-eyed ’), from late Latin monoculus ‘one-eyed ’.
monocline
monocline |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )klʌɪn | ▶noun Geology a bend in rock strata that are otherwise uniformly dipping or horizontal. DERIVATIVES monoclinal |-ˈklʌɪn (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + Greek klinein ‘to lean ’.
monoclinic
mono |clin ¦ic |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈklɪnɪk | ▶adjective of or denoting a crystal system or three-dimensional geometrical arrangement having three unequal axes of which one is at right angles to the other two.
monoclonal
monoclonal |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈkləʊn (ə )l | ▶adjective Biology forming a clone which is derived asexually from a single individual or cell.
monoclonal antibody
mono |clo ¦nal anti |body ▶noun an antibody produced by a single clone of cells or cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules.
monocoque
monocoque |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )kɒk | ▶noun an aircraft or vehicle structure in which the chassis is integral with the body. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, from mono- ‘single ’ + coque ‘shell ’.
monocot
mono |cot |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )kɒt | ▶noun Botany a monocotyledon.
monocotyledon
monocotyledon |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )kɒtɪˈliːd (ə )n | ▶noun Botany a flowering plant with an embryo that bears a single cotyledon (seed leaf ). Monocotyledons constitute the smaller of the two great divisions of flowering plants, and typically have elongated stalkless leaves with parallel veins (e.g. grasses, lilies, palms ). Compare with dicotyledon. ●Class Monocotyledoneae (or -donae, -dones; sometimes Liliopsida ), subdivision Angiospermae. DERIVATIVES monocotyledonous adjective
monocracy
monocracy |məˈnɒkrəsi | ▶noun ( pl. monocracies ) [ mass noun ] a system of government by one person only. DERIVATIVES monocrat |-ˈkrat |noun, monocratic |-ˈkratɪk |adjective
monocrop
mon o crop |ˈmänəˌkräp ˈmɑnəkrɑp | ▶noun a cultivated crop that does not rotate with other crops in a particular field or area: [ as modifier ] : bananas grown in a monocrop system for commercial production.
monocrystalline
mono |crys ¦tal |line ▶adjective consisting of a single crystal.
monocular
monocular |məˈnɒkjʊlə | ▶adjective with, for, or in one eye: he had only monocular vision. ▶noun an optical instrument for viewing distant objects with one eye, resembling one half of a pair of binoculars. DERIVATIVES monocularly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin monoculus ‘having one eye ’ + -ar 1 .
monoculture
mono |cul ¦ture |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )kʌltʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
monocycle
mono |cycle |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )sʌɪk (ə )l | ▶noun another term for unicycle.
monocyclic
monocyclic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈsʌɪklɪk, -ˈsɪk -| ▶adjective 1 Chemistry having one ring of atoms in its molecule. 2 relating to a single cycle of activity.
monocyte
monocyte |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )sʌɪt | ▶noun Physiology a large phagocytic white blood cell with a simple oval nucleus and clear, greyish cytoplasm.
Monod, Jacques Lucien
Monod, Jacques Lucien |ˈmɒnəʊ | (1910 –76 ), French biochemist. Together with fellow French biochemist François Jacob (b.1920 ), with whom he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1965, he formulated a theory to explain how genes are activated and in 1961 proposed the existence of messenger RNA.
monodactyly
monodactyly |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈdaktɪli | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine & Zoology a condition in which there is only one finger or toe on each hand or foot. DERIVATIVES monodactyl adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from monodactyl (from Greek monodaktulos ‘one-fingered ’) + -y 3 .
monodisperse
monodisperse |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈdɪspəːs | ▶adjective Chemistry (of a colloid ) containing particles of uniform size.
monodrama
mono |drama |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )drɑːmə, mɒnə (ʊ )ˈdrɑːmə | ▶noun a dramatic piece for one performer.
monody
monody |ˈmɒnədi | ▶noun ( pl. monodies ) 1 an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy. 2 a poem lamenting a person's death. 3 [ mass noun ] music with only one melodic line. DERIVATIVES monodic |məˈnɒdɪk |adjective, monodist noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek monōdia, from monōdos ‘singing alone ’.
monoecious
monoecious |məˈniːʃəs | ▶adjective Biology (of a plant or invertebrate animal ) having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual; hermaphrodite. Compare with dioecious. DERIVATIVES monoecy noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin Monoecia (denoting a class of such plants in Linnaeus's system ), from Greek monos ‘single ’ + oikos ‘house ’.
monofilament
monofilament |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )fɪləm (ə )nt |(also monofil ) ▶noun a single strand of man-made fibre. • [ mass noun ] a type of fishing line using a monofilament.
monogamy
monogamy |məˈnɒgəmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of marrying or state of being married to one person at a time. • the practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner. • Zoology the habit of having only one mate at a time. DERIVATIVES monogamist noun, monogamous adjective, monogamously adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French monogamie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek monogamia, from monos ‘single ’ + gamos ‘marriage ’.
monogenean
monogenean |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )dʒɪˈniːən, mɒnə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪən |Zoology ▶adjective relating to a group of flukes that are chiefly external or gill parasites of fish and only require a single host. Compare with digenean. ▶noun a monogenean fluke. ●Class Monogenea, phylum Platyhelminthes; sometimes treated as a subclass of the class Trematoda. ORIGIN 1960s: from modern Latin Monogenea (from Greek monos ‘single ’ + genea ‘generation ’) + -an .
monogenesis
monogenesis |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the theory that humans are all descended from a single pair of ancestors. Also called monogeny. • Linguistics the hypothetical origination of language or of a surname from a single source at a particular place and time. DERIVATIVES monogenetic |-dʒɪˈnɛtɪk |adjective
monogenic
monogenic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪk | ▶adjective Genetics involving or controlled by a single gene. DERIVATIVES monogenically adverb
monogeny
monogeny |məˈnɒdʒəni | ▶noun another term for monogenesis. DERIVATIVES monogenism noun, monogenist noun
monoglot
monoglot |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )glɒt | ▶adjective using or speaking only one language: monoglot Irish-speakers. ▶noun a person who speaks only one language. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek monoglōttos, from monos ‘single ’ + glōtta ‘tongue ’.
monogram
mono |gram |ˈmɒnəgram | ▶noun a motif of two or more interwoven letters, typically a person's initials, used to identify a personal possession or as a logo. ▶verb ( monograms, monogramming, monogrammed ) [ with obj. ] decorate with a monogram. DERIVATIVES monogrammatic |-grəˈmatɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French monogramme, from late Latin monogramma, from Greek.
monograph
mono |graph |ˈmɒnəgrɑːf | ▶noun a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it. ▶verb [ with obj. ] write a monograph on; treat in a monograph. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (earlier monography ): from modern Latin monographia, from monographus ‘writer on a single genus or species ’.
monographic
mono |graph ¦ic |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈgrafɪk | ▶adjective relating to a monograph. • (of an art gallery or exhibition ) showing the works of a single artist.
monogyne
monogyne |ˈmɒnədʒʌɪn | ▶adjective Entomology (of a social insect ) having only one egg-laying queen in each colony. ORIGIN from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek gunē ‘woman, wife ’.
monogynous
mo nog y nous |məˈnäjənəs məˈnɑʤənəs | ▶adjective Botany having only one pistil.
monogyny
monogyny |məˈnɒdʒɪni | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the custom of having only one wife at a time. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek gunē ‘woman, wife ’.
monohull
mono |hull |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )hʌl | ▶noun a boat with only one hull, as opposed to a catamaran or multihull.
monohybrid
mono |hy ¦brid |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈhʌɪbrɪd | ▶noun Genetics a hybrid that is heterozygous with respect to a specified gene.
monohydrate
mono |hy ¦drate |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈhʌɪdreɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a hydrate containing one mole of water per mole of the compound.
monohydric
mono |hy ¦dric |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈhʌɪdrɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry (of an alcohol ) containing one hydroxyl group.
monokini
mono |kini |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈkiːni | ▶noun a woman's one-piece beach garment equivalent to the lower half of a bikini. ORIGIN 1960s: from mono- ‘one ’ + a shortened form of bikini (the first syllable misinterpreted as bi- ‘two ’).
Mono Lake
Mo no Lake |ˈmōnō ˌmoʊnoʊ ˈleɪk | a salt lake in east central California, near the Nevada border, noted for its rock exposed formations that occurred when local waters were diverted to the Los Angeles area.
monolatry
monolatry |məˈnɒlətri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the worship of one god without denial of the existence of other gods. DERIVATIVES monolater noun, monolatrist noun, monolatrous adjective
monolayer
mono |layer |ˈmɒnəleɪə | ▶noun Chemistry a layer one molecule thick. • Biology & Medicine a cell culture in a layer one cell thick.
monoline
mon o line |ˈmänəˌlīn ˈmɑnəlaɪn | ▶noun a company specializing in a single type of financial service, such as consumer credit, home mortgages, or a sole class of insurance.
monolingual
mono |lin ¦gual |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈlɪŋgw (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a person or society ) speaking only one language: monolingual families. • (of a text or conversation ) written or conducted in only one language: monolingual and bilingual editions. ▶noun a person who speaks only one language. DERIVATIVES monolingualism noun, monolingually adverb
monolith
mono |lith |ˈmɒn (ə )lɪθ | ▶noun 1 a large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument. • a very large and characterless building: the 72 -storey monolith overlooking the waterfront. • a large block of concrete sunk in water, e.g. in the building of a dock. 2 a large, impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as indivisible and slow to change: independent voices have been crowded out by the media monoliths. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, from monos ‘single ’ + lithos ‘stone ’.
monolithic
mono |lith ¦ic |mɔnəˈlɪθɪk | ▶adjective 1 formed of a single large block of stone. • (of a building ) very large and characterless. 2 (of an organization or system ) large, powerful, indivisible, and slow to change: rejecting any move towards a monolithic European superstate. 3 Electronics (of a solid-state circuit ) composed of active and passive components formed in a single chip.
monologue
mono |logue |ˈmɒn (ə )lɒg | ▶noun a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme. • a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation: Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken. DERIVATIVES monologic |-ˈlɒdʒɪk |adjective, monological |-ˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, monologist |məˈnɒlədʒɪst |(also monologuist |-gɪst |) noun, monologize |məˈnɒlədʒʌɪz |(also monologise ) verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Greek monologos ‘speaking alone ’.
monomania
mono |mania |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈmeɪnɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing. DERIVATIVES monomaniac noun & adjective, monomaniacal |-məˈnʌɪək (ə )l |adjective
monomer
monomer |ˈmɒnəmə | ▶noun Chemistry a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer. DERIVATIVES monomeric |-ˈmɛrɪk |adjective
monometallic
mono |metal ¦lic |mɒnə (ʊ )mɪˈtalɪk | ▶adjective consisting of one metal only. • historical relating to, involving, or using a standard of currency based on one metal.
monometer
monometer |məˈnɒmɪtə | ▶noun Prosody a line consisting of one metrical foot. DERIVATIVES monometric adjective, monometrical adjective
monomial
monomial |məˈnəʊmɪəl |Mathematics ▶adjective (of an algebraic expression ) consisting of one term. ▶noun an algebraic expression consisting of one term. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’, on the pattern of binomial .
monomolecular
mono |mo ¦lecu ¦lar |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )məˈlɛkjʊlə | ▶adjective Chemistry (of a layer ) one molecule thick. • consisting of or involving one molecule.
monomorphemic
monomorphemic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )mɔːˈfiːmɪk | ▶adjective Linguistics consisting of a single morpheme.
monomorphic
monomorphic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈmɔːfɪk | ▶adjective chiefly Biology having or existing in only one form, in particular: • (of a species or population ) showing little or no variation in morphology or phenotype. • (of an animal species ) having sexes that are similar in size and appearance. DERIVATIVES monomorphism noun, monomorphous adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + Greek morphē ‘form ’.
Monongahela River
Mo non ga he la Riv er |məˌnäNGgəˈhēlə məˌnɑŋɡəˈhilə rɪvə | a river that flows for 128 miles (206 km ) from West Virginia into western Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh where it joins the Allegheny River to form the Ohio River.
mononuclear
mono |nuclear |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈnjuːklɪə | ▶adjective Biology (of a cell ) having one nucleus.
mononucleosis
mononucleosis |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )njuːklɪˈəʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine an abnormally high proportion of monocytes in the blood, especially associated with glandular fever.
monophagous
monophagous |məˈnɒfəgəs | ▶adjective Zoology (of an animal ) eating only one kind of food.
monophonic
monophonic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈfɒnɪk | ▶adjective 1 (of sound reproduction ) using only one channel of transmission. Compare with stereophonic. 2 Music having a single melodic line without harmonies or melody in counterpoint. Compare with homophonic and polyphonic. DERIVATIVES monophonically adverb, monophony noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek phonē ‘sound ’ + -ic .
monophthong
monophthong |ˈmɒnəfθɒŋ, məˈnɒpθɒŋ | ▶noun Phonetics a vowel that has a single perceived auditory quality. Contrasted with diphthong, triphthong. DERIVATIVES monophthongal |-ˈθɒŋg (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek monophthongos, from monos ‘single ’ + phthongos ‘sound ’.
monophyletic
monophyletic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )fʌɪˈlɛtɪk | ▶adjective Biology (of a group of organisms ) descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, especially one not shared with any other group.
Monophysite
Monophysite |məˈnɒfɪsʌɪt | ▶noun Christian Theology a person who holds that there is only one inseparable nature (partly divine, partly and subordinately human ) in the person of Christ. DERIVATIVES Monophysitism noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek monophusitēs, from monos ‘single ’ + phusis ‘nature ’.
monoplane
mono |plane |ˈmɒnəpleɪn | ▶noun an aeroplane with one pair of wings. Often contrasted with biplane, triplane.
monoplegia
monoplegia |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈpliːdʒə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] paralysis restricted to one limb or region of the body. Compare with paraplegia. DERIVATIVES monoplegic adjective
monoploid
monoploid |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )plɔɪd | ▶adjective less common term for haploid.
monopod
mono |pod |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )pɒd | ▶noun a one-legged support for a camera or fishing rod. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopodion, from monos ‘single ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’.
monopodium
monopodium |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈpəʊdɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. monopodia ) Botany a single continuous growth axis which extends at its apex and produces successive lateral shoots. Compare with sympodium. DERIVATIVES monopodial adjective
monopole
monopole 1 |ˈmɒnəpəʊl | ▶noun 1 Physics a single electric charge or magnetic pole, especially a hypothetical isolated magnetic pole. 2 a radio aerial or pylon consisting of a single pole or rod. DERIVATIVES monopolar adjective
monopole
monopole 2 |ˈmɒnəpəʊl | ▶noun a champagne that is exclusive to one shipper. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, ‘monopoly ’.
Monopolies and Mergers Commission
Monopolies and Mergers Commission a UK government body designed to investigate and report on activities relating to the setting up of trading monopolies, company mergers, and takeovers, in which the public has an interest.
monopolist
mon |op ¦ol |ist |məˈnɒp (ə )lɪst | ▶noun a person or business that has a monopoly. DERIVATIVES monopolistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective, monopolistically |-ˈlɪstɪk (ə )li |adverb
monopolistic competition
mon |op ¦ol |is ¦tic com |pe ¦ti ¦tion ▶noun another term for imperfect competition.
monopolize
monopolize |məˈnɒpəlʌɪz |(also monopolise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of an organization or group ) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service ). • have or take the greatest share of: the bigger clubs monopolize the most profitable sponsorships and TV deals. • get or keep exclusively to oneself: Sophie monopolized the guest of honour for most of the evening. DERIVATIVES monopolization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, monopolizer noun
monopoly
mon |op ¦oly |məˈnɒp (ə )li | ▶noun ( pl. monopolies ) 1 the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service: the state's monopoly of radio and television broadcasting. • a company or group having exclusive control over a commodity or service. • a commodity or service in the exclusive control of a company or group. • [ usu. with negative ] the exclusive possession, control, or exercise of something: men don't have a monopoly on unrequited love. 2 ( Monopoly ) trademark a board game in which players engage in simulated property and financial dealings using imitation money. It was invented in the US and the name was coined by Charles Darrow c. 1935. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopōlion, from monos ‘single ’ + pōlein ‘sell ’.
monopoly capitalism
mon |op ¦oly cap ¦it ¦al |ism ▶noun [ mass noun ] Economics a capitalist system typified by trade monopolies in the hands of a few people.
Monopoly money
Monopoly money ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal money regarded as having no real existence or value: the Monopoly money we'd won playing Internet stocks while dot-com fever swept the nation. ORIGIN from the imitation money used in the game of Monopoly (see monopoly ( sense 2 )).
monopropellant
mono |pro ¦pel ¦lant |mɒnə (ʊ )prəˈpɛl (ə )nt | ▶noun a substance used as rocket fuel without an additional oxidizing agent. ▶adjective using a monopropellant.
monopsony
monopsony |məˈnɒpsəni | ▶noun ( pl. monopsonies ) Economics a market situation in which there is only one buyer. ORIGIN 1930s: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek opsōnein ‘buy provisions ’ + -y 3 .
monopteros
monopteros |məˈnɒptərɒs | ▶noun a classical temple consisting of a single circle of columns supporting a roof. DERIVATIVES monopteral adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from medieval Latin (adjective used as a noun ), from Greek monos ‘single ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.
monopulse
mon o pulse |ˈmänəˌpəls ˈmɑnəpəls | ▶adjective denoting a system of radar in which the angular location of a target is determined by comparison of two or more simultaneously received signals. ▶noun a monopulse radar system or installation. ORIGIN late 1950s: from mono, ‘one ’ + pulse .
monorail
mono |rail |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )reɪl | ▶noun a railway in which the track consists of a single rail, typically elevated and with the trains suspended from it.
monorail camera
mono |rail cam ¦era ▶noun a camera mounted on a rail which allows positional adjustment and may support additional components.
monorchid
mon |orchid |mɒˈnɔːkɪd | ▶adjective (of a person or animal ) having only one testicle. ▶noun a person or animal having only one testicle. DERIVATIVES monorchidism noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin monorchis, monorchid-, from Greek monos ‘single ’ + orkhis ‘testicle ’.
monosaccharide
mono |sac ¦char |ide |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈsakərʌɪd | ▶noun Chemistry any of the class of sugars (e.g. glucose ) that cannot be hydrolysed to give a simpler sugar.
monosemy
monosemy |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )ˌsiːmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Linguistics the property of having only one meaning. DERIVATIVES monosemic adjective, monosemous adjective ORIGIN 1950s: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek sēma ‘sign ’ + -y 3 .
monoski
mono |ski |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )skiː | ▶noun a single broad ski attached to both feet. DERIVATIVES monoskier noun, monoskiing noun
monosodium glutamate
mono |so ¦dium glu ¦ta |mate |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈsəʊdɪəm | ▶noun a compound which occurs naturally as a breakdown product of proteins and is used as a flavour enhancer in food (although itself tasteless ). A traditional ingredient in oriental cooking, it was originally obtained from seaweed but is now mainly made from bean and cereal protein. ●Chem. formula: HOOC (CH 2 ) 2 (NH 2 )COONa.
monosome
monosome |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )səʊm | ▶noun Biology an unpaired (usually X ) chromosome in a diploid chromosome complement.
monosomy
monosomy |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈsəʊmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology the condition of having a diploid chromosome complement in which one chromosome lacks its homologous partner. DERIVATIVES monosomic adjective
monospecific
mono |spe ¦cif ¦ic ▶adjective Biology relating to or consisting of only one species. • (of an antibody ) specific to one antigen.
monostable
monostable |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )steɪb (ə )l |Electronics ▶adjective (of a circuit or device ) having only one stable position or state. ▶noun a device or circuit having only one stable position or state.
monostrophic
monostrophic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈstrɒfɪk, -ˈstrəʊf -| ▶adjective Prosody consisting of repetitions of the same strophic arrangement.
monosyllabic
mono |syl ¦lab ¦ic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )sɪˈlabɪk | ▶adjective (of a word or utterance ) consisting of one syllable. • (of a person ) using brief or few words to signify reluctance to engage in conversation. DERIVATIVES monosyllabically adverb
monosyllable
mono |syl ¦lable |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )sɪləb (ə )l | ▶noun a word consisting of only one syllable. • (monosyllables ) brief words, used when reluctant to engage in conversation: if she spoke at all it was in monosyllables.
monosynaptic
monosynaptic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )sɪˈnaptɪk | ▶adjective Physiology (of a reflex pathway ) involving a single synapse.
monotechnic
mono |tech ¦nic |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈtɛknɪk | ▶adjective (of a college ) providing instruction in a single technical subject. Compare with polytechnic.
monotheism
monotheism |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )ˌθiːɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. DERIVATIVES monotheist noun & adjective, monotheistic |-ˈɪstɪk |adjective, monotheistically |-ˈɪstɪk (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek theos ‘god ’ + -ism .
Monothelite
Monothelite |məˈnɒθəlʌɪt |(also Monothelete |-liːt |) ▶noun Christian Theology an adherent of the doctrine that Jesus had only one will, proposed in the 7th century to reconcile Monophysite and orthodox parties in the Byzantine Empire but condemned as heresy. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek monothelētēs, from monos ‘single ’ + thelētēs (from thelein ‘to will ’).
monotherapy
mono |ther ¦apy ▶noun [ mass noun ] the treatment of a disease with a single drug.
monotint
mono |tint |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )tɪnt | ▶noun archaic term for monochrome.
monotone
monotone |ˈmɒnətəʊn | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a continuing sound, especially of a person's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation: he sat and answered the questions in a monotone . ▶adjective (of a voice or other sound ) unchanging in pitch; without intonation or expressiveness: his monotone reading of the two-hour report. • without colour or variety; dull: the monotone housing estates of the big cities. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos.
monotonic
mono |ton ¦ic |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈtɒnɪk | ▶adjective 1 Mathematics (of a function or quantity ) varying in such a way that it either never decreases or never increases. 2 speaking or uttered with an unchanging pitch or tone: her dour, monotonic husband. DERIVATIVES monotonically adverb, monotonicity noun
monotonous
mon |ot ¦on |ous |məˈnɒt (ə )nəs | ▶adjective dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest: the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity. • (of a sound or utterance ) lacking in variation in tone or pitch: her slurred monotonous speech. DERIVATIVES monotonously adverb
monotony
mon |ot ¦ony |məˈnɒt (ə )ni | ▶noun [ mass noun ] lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine: you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity. • sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance: depression flattens the voice almost to monotony.
monotreme
monotreme |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )triːm | ▶noun Zoology a primitive mammal that lays large yolky eggs and has a common opening for the urogenital and digestive systems. Monotremes are now restricted to Australia and New Guinea, and comprise the platypus and the echidnas. ●Order Monotremata and subclass Prototheria: two families. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + Greek trēma ‘hole ’.
monotropy
monotropy |məˈnɒtrəpi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry the existence of allotropes of an element, one of which is stable and the others metastable under all known conditions. DERIVATIVES monotrope noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from mono- ‘one ’ + Greek tropē ‘turning ’ + -y 3 .
monotype
mono |type |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )tʌɪp | ▶noun 1 ( Monotype ) [ usu. as modifier ] Printing, trademark a typesetting machine, now little used, which casts type in metal, one character at a time: Monotype machines. 2 a single print taken from a design created in oil paint or printing ink on glass or metal.
monotypic
monotypic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈtɪpɪk | ▶adjective chiefly Biology having only one type or representative, especially (of a genus ) containing only one species.
monounsaturated
mono |un ¦satu |rated |ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd, -tjʊreɪtɪd | ▶adjective Chemistry (of an organic compound, especially a fat ) saturated except for one multiple bond.
monovalent
monovalent |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈveɪl (ə )nt | ▶adjective Chemistry having a valency of one.
monoxide
mon |ox ¦ide |məˈnɒksʌɪd | ▶noun Chemistry an oxide containing one atom of oxygen in its molecule or empirical formula.
monozygotic
monozygotic |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )zʌɪˈgɒtɪk | ▶adjective (of twins ) derived from a single ovum, and so identical. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from mono- ‘single ’ + zygote + -ic .
monozygous
monozygous |ˌmɒnə (ʊ )ˈzʌɪgəs | ▶adjective another term for monozygotic. DERIVATIVES monozygosity noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
monolith
monolith noun no one knows for sure who erected these monoliths and why: standing stone, menhir, megalith, sarsen (stone ).
monolithic
monolithic adjective 1 a monolithic building: massive, huge, vast, colossal, gigantic, immense, giant, enormous; featureless, characterless. 2 a monolithic organization: inflexible, rigid, unbending, unchanging, fossilized.
monologue
monologue noun he quickly launches into another manic monologue: soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, sermon, homily; formal oration.
monomania
monomania noun his interest in the subject verges on monomania: obsession, fixation, consuming passion, mania, compulsion.
monopolize
monopolize verb 1 the company has monopolized the market: corner, control, take over, gain control /dominance over; archaic engross. 2 he monopolized the conversation: dominate, take over; informal hog. 3 she monopolized the guest of honor: take up all the attention of, keep to oneself; informal tie up.
monotonous
monotonous adjective 1 a monotonous job: tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, unexciting, wearisome, tiresome, repetitive, repetitious, unvarying, unchanging, unvaried, humdrum, ho-hum, routine, mechanical, mind-numbing, soul-destroying; colorless, featureless, dreary; informal deadly, samey, dullsville. ANTONYMS interesting. 2 a monotonous voice: toneless, flat, uninflected, soporific.
monotony
monotony noun 1 the monotony of everyday life: tedium, tediousness, lack of variety, dullness, boredom, repetitiveness, uniformity, routineness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness; lack of excitement, uneventfulness, dreariness, colorlessness, featurelessness; informal deadliness. 2 the monotony of her voice: tonelessness, flatness.
Oxford Thesaurus
monocle
monocle noun eyeglass, glass; historical lorgnette, quizzing glass.
monolith
monolith noun standing stone, menhir, sarsen (stone ), megalith.
monolithic
monolithic adjective 1 a monolithic building: massive, huge, vast, colossal, gigantic, immense, giant, enormous, mammoth, monumental; featureless, characterless, faceless. 2 he reveals how static and monolithic his thinking really is: inflexible, rigid, unbending, unchanging, intractable, immovable, impenetrable, fossilized, hidebound; undifferentiated, uniform, unitary.
monologue
monologue noun the skilfully varied tone and pace of her 40 -minute monologue: soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily; dramatic monologue, interior monologue; informal spiel.
monomania
monomania noun his profound interest in the subject verges on monomania: obsession, fixation, idée fixe, ruling passion, consuming passion, mania, compulsion, fetish, preoccupation, hobby horse; informal bee in one's bonnet, thing.
monopolize
monopolize verb 1 the company has monopolized the market: corner, control, take over, gain control /dominance over, have sole /exclusive rights in, exercise a monopoly over; archaic engross. 2 he has a tendency to monopolize the conversation: dominate, take over, not let anyone else take part in; not let anyone else get a word in edgeways; informal hog. 3 she monopolized the guest of honour for most of the evening: take up all the attention of, keep to oneself, have all to oneself, not allow to associate with others; informal tie up. ANTONYMS share.
monotonous
monotonous adjective 1 a monotonous job: tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, unexciting, wearisome, tiresome, repetitive, repetitious, unvarying, unchanging, unvaried, lacking variety, without variety, humdrum, ho-hum, routine, mechanical, mind-numbing, soul-destroying, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, uneventful, unrelieved, dreary, plodding, colourless, featureless, dry as dust, uniform, monochrome; informal deadly; Brit. informal samey; N. Amer. informal dullsville. ANTONYMS varied, interesting, exciting. 2 a monotonous voice: toneless, flat, unvarying, uninflected, droning, soporific.
monotony
monotony noun 1 the monotony of everyday life: tedium, tediousness, lack of variety, dullness, boredom, lack of variation, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, repetition, sameness, unchangingness, uniformity, routine, routineness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness, humdrumness, lack of interest, lack of excitement, prosaicness, uneventfulness, dreariness, colourlessness, featurelessness; informal deadliness; Brit. informal sameyness. ANTONYMS variety, excitement. 2 the monotony of her voice: tonelessness, flatness, lack of inflection, drone.
Duden Dictionary
mono
mo no Adjektiv Jargon |m o no auch ˈmɔno | Kurzwort für: monofon
Mono
Mo no Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Mono |das Mono; Genitiv: des Monos Kurzwort für: Monofonie
mono-
mo no-, Mo no-, mon- Mon- Präfix Mono- vor Vokalen mon- Mon- griechisch mónos Bestimmungswort in Zusammensetzungen mit der Bedeutung einzig, allein, einzeln; ein …, Ein … z. B. monosem, Monogamie
Monochasium
Mo no cha si um Substantiv, Neutrum Botanik , das |…ˈçaː … od. …ˈxaː …|das Monochasium; Genitiv: des Monochasiums, Plural: die Monochasien griechisch-neulateinisch Form der Verzweigung des Pflanzensprosses, bei der ein einziger Seitenzweig jeweils die Verzweigung fortsetzt
Monochlamydeen
Mo no chla my de en Pluralwort Botanik , die |Monochlamyd e en …ç …|die Monochlamydeen (Plural ) zweikeimblättrige Blütenpflanzen ohne Blütenblätter oder mit unscheinbaren kelchblattartigen Blütenblättern
Monochord
Mo no chord Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |…ˈkɔrt |das Monochord; Genitiv: des Monochord [e ]s, Plural: die Monochorde mittellateinisch monochordum < spätlateinisch monochordon < griechisch monóchordon, zu: chórda = Saite Instrument besonders zur Intervallmessung, das aus einem länglichen Resonanzkasten mit einer Saite besteht
monochrom
mo no chrom Adjektiv Malerei, Fotografie |monochr o m |zu griechisch chrõma = Farbe einfarbig monochrome Aufnahmen
Monochrom
Mo no chrom Substantiv, Neutrum Malerei , das |Monochr o m |das Monochrom; Genitiv: des Monochroms, Plural: die Monochromen einfarbiges Gemälde
Monochromasie
Mo no chro ma sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Monochromas ie |die Monochromasie; Genitiv: der Monochromasie völlige Farbenblindheit
Monochromat
Mo no chro mat Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum Physik , der oder das |Monochrom a t |das Monochromat oder der Monochromat; Genitiv: des Monochromat [e ]s, Plural: die Monochromate griechisch-neulateinisch Objektiv, das nur mit Licht einer bestimmten Wellenlänge verwendet werden kann
Monochromat
Mo no chro mat Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Monochrom a t |der Monochromat; Genitiv: des Monochromaten, Plural: die Monochromaten jemand, der völlig farbenblind ist
monochromatisch
mo no chro ma tisch Adjektiv Physik |monochrom a tisch österreichisch auch …ˈmat …|zu nur einer Spektrallinie gehörend; einfarbig
Monochromator
Mo no chro ma tor Substantiv, maskulin Physik , der |Monochrom a tor |der Monochromator; Genitiv: des Monochromators, Plural: die Monochromatoren Gerät zur Gewinnung einfarbigen Lichtes
Monochromie
Mo no chro mie Substantiv, feminin Malerei, Fotografie , die |Monochrom ie |mittellateinisch monochroma = einfarbiges Bild Einfarbigkeit
monocolor
mo no co lor Adjektiv österreichisch |monocol o r |zu lateinisch color = Farbe, vgl. Couleur von einer Partei gebildet
Monocoque
Mo no coque Substantiv, Neutrum , das |…ˈkɔk |das Monocoque; Genitiv: des Monocoque [s ], Plural: die Monocoques englisch monocoque < französisch monocoque, aus: mono- < griechisch mónos (mono-, Mono- ) und coque = Muschel, nach der Form spezielle Konstruktion besonders in Rennwagen, die das Chassis 1 und den Rahmen 2 ersetzt
Monodie
Mo n o die , Mo no die Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Monod ie |spätlateinisch monodia < griechisch monọ̄día, zu: ọ̄dḗ = Gesang, Lied 1 einstimmiger Gesang 2 Sologesang [mit Generalbassbegleitung ]
monodisch
mo n o disch, mo no disch Adjektiv |mon o disch |a die Monodie betreffend b im Stil der Monodie; einstimmig
Monodistichon
Mo no di s ti chon , Mo no dis ti chon Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Monod i stichon |das Monodistichon; Genitiv: des Monodistichons, Plural: die Monodistichen griechisch-neulateinisch aus einem einzigen Distichon bestehendes Gedicht
Monodrama
Mo no dra ma Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Monodr a ma |das Monodrama; Genitiv: des Monodramas, Plural: die Monodramen Einpersonenstück
Monoempfänger
Mo no emp fän ger Substantiv, maskulin Rundfunktechnik , der |M o noempfänger auch ˈmɔno …|für monofonen Empfang eingerichtetes Rundfunkgerät
monofil
mo no fil Adjektiv Textilindustrie |monof i l |zu lateinisch filum = Faden aus einer einzigen Faser bestehend
Monofil
Mo no fil Substantiv, Neutrum Textilindustrie , das |Monof i l |das Monofil; Genitiv: des Monofil [s ] aus einer einzigen Faser bestehender vollsynthetischer Faden
monofon
mo no fon , mo no phon Adjektiv monophon |monof o n monoph o n |zu griechisch phonḗ, Fon (von Schallübertragungen ) über nur einen Kanal laufend Kurzform: mono eine monofone Wiedergabe
Monofonie
Mo no fo nie , Mo no pho nie Substantiv, feminin , die Monophonie |Monofon ie Monophon ie |die Monofonie; Genitiv: der Monofonie die Monophonie; Genitiv: der Monophonie Schallübertragung auf einem Kanal Kurzform: Mono
monogam
mo no gam Adjektiv |monog a m |zu griechisch gámos = Ehe a von der Anlage her auf nur einen Geschlechtspartner bezogen monogam sein b Völkerkunde nur die Einehe kennend monogame Kulturen
Monogamie
Mo no ga mie Substantiv, feminin , die |Monogam ie |die Monogamie; Genitiv: der Monogamie Zusammenleben mit nur einem Partner, einer Partnerin in Monogamie leben
monogamisch
mo no ga misch Adjektiv |monog a misch |a die Monogamie betreffend b monogam
Monogatari
Mo no ga ta ri Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Mon o gatari |das Monogatari; Genitiv: des Monogatari, Plural: die Monogatari japanisch klassische japanische Erzählungsliteratur, die aus mündlicher Tradition entwickelt wurde
monogen
mo no gen Adjektiv |monog e n | -gen 1 Biologie (von einem Erbvorgang ) durch nur ein Gen bestimmt 2 Geologie aus einer einmaligen Ursache entstanden monogener Vulkan (durch einen einzigen Ausbruch entstandener Vulkan )
Monogenese
Mo no ge ne se Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die Monogenesis |Monogen e se |1 ohne Plural Theorie von der Herleitung jeder gegebenen Gruppe von Lebewesen aus je einer gemeinsamen Urform 2 ungeschlechtliche Fortpflanzung
Monogenesis
Mo no ge ne sis Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die Monogenese |Monog e nesis |die Monogenesis; Genitiv: der Monogenesis 1 ohne Plural Theorie von der Herleitung jeder gegebenen Gruppe von Lebewesen aus je einer gemeinsamen Urform 2 ungeschlechtliche Fortpflanzung
Monogenetiker
Mo no ge ne ti ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monogen e tiker |der Monogenetiker; Genitiv: des Monogenetikers, Plural: die Monogenetiker Vertreter und Anhänger der Monogenese 1
Monogenetikerin
Mo no ge ne ti ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Monogen e tikerin |die Monogenetikerin; Genitiv: der Monogenetikerin, Plural: die Monogenetikerinnen weibliche Form zu Monogenetiker
monogenetisch
mo no ge ne tisch Adjektiv Biologie |monogen e tisch |aus einer Urform entstanden
Monogenie
Mo no ge nie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Monogen ie |die Monogenie; Genitiv: der Monogenie, Plural: die Monogenien zu griechisch genḗ = Abstammung 1 (bei bestimmten Tieren als Sonderfall ) Hervorbringung nur männlicher oder nur weiblicher Nachkommen 2 Ausbildung eines Merkmals eines Phänotypus, an der nur ein Gen beteiligt ist
Monogenismus
Mo no ge nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monogen i smus |der Monogenismus; Genitiv: des Monogenismus 1 Monogenese 1 2 Lehre der katholischen Theologie, nach der alle Menschen auf einen gemeinsamen Stammvater (Adam ) zurückgehen; Gegensatz Polygenismus 2
monoglott
mo no glott Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |monogl o tt |griechisch monóglōttos, zu: glõtta, glõssa = Zunge, Sprache nur eine Sprache sprechend
Monogonie
Mo no go nie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Monogon ie |die Monogonie; Genitiv: der Monogonie, Plural: die Monogonien zu griechisch gonḗ = (Er )zeugung Monogenese 2
Monografie
Mo no gra fie , Mo no gra phie Substantiv, feminin , die Monographie |Monograf ie Monograph ie |die Monografie; Genitiv: der Monografie, Plural: die Monografien die Monographie; Genitiv: der Monographie, Plural: die Monographien -grafie größere wissenschaftliche Einzeldarstellung eine Monografie über Goethe, über den Expressionismus in Deutschland
monografisch
mo no gra fisch , mo no gra phisch Adjektiv monographisch |monogr a fisch monogr a phisch |ein einzelnes Problem oder eine Einzelpersönlichkeit untersuchend und darstellend
Monogramm
Mo no gramm Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Monogr a mm |spätlateinisch monogramma, zu griechisch grámma = Schriftzeichen, Buchstabe; -gramm Namenszeichen, meist aus den Anfangsbuchstaben von Vor- und Familiennamen Monogramme in die Wäsche sticken
monogrammieren
mo no gram mie ren schwaches Verb Kunstwissenschaft |monogramm ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « als Signatur nur mit einem Monogramm versehen
Monogrammist
Mo no gram mist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monogramm i st |der Monogrammist; Genitiv: des Monogrammisten, Plural: die Monogrammisten griechisch-neulateinisch Künstler, von dem nur die Anfangsbuchstaben des Namens bekannt sind
Monogrammistin
Mo no gram mis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Monogramm i stin |die Monogrammistin; Genitiv: der Monogrammistin, Plural: die Monogrammistinnen weibliche Form zu Monogrammist
monohybrid
mo no hy b rid , mo no hy brid Adjektiv Biologie |monohybr i d |griechisch ; lateinisch von Eltern abstammend, die sich nur in einem Merkmal unterscheiden (von tierischen oder pflanzlichen Kreuzungsprodukten ); Gegensatz polyhybrid
Monohybride
Mo no hy b ri de , Mo no hy bri de Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin Biologie , der oder die |Monohybr i de |der Monohybride; Genitiv: des Monohybriden, Plural: die Monohybriden Bastard, dessen Eltern sich nur in einem Merkmal unterscheiden; Gegensatz Polyhybride
Monoideismus
Mo no ide is mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monoide i smus |der Monoideismus; Genitiv: des Monoideismus griechisch-neulateinisch ; »Einideenherrschaft «1 Psychologie Beherrschtsein von einem einzigen Gedankenkomplex; Gegensatz Polyideismus 2 halluzinatorische Einengung des Bewusstseins in der Hypnose
monokausal
mo no kau sal Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |monokaus a l auch ˈmoːno … ˈmɔno …|auf nur eine Ursache zurückgehend, sich auf nur eine Grundlage stützend
Monokel
Mo n o kel, Mo no kel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Mon o kel |das Monokel; Genitiv: des Monokels, Plural: die Monokel französisch monocle, zu spätlateinisch monoculus = einäugig, zu lateinisch oculus = Auge (zur Korrektur eines Sehfehlers auf einem Auge ) anstelle einer Brille getragenes einzelnes, rundes optisches Glas
Monokini
Mo no ki ni Substantiv, maskulin , der |M o nokini |der Monokini; Genitiv: des Monokinis, Plural: die Monokinis a veraltend Minikini b Badebekleidung für Frauen, bestehend aus Oberteil und Hose, die durch ein Stück Textil miteinander verbunden sind
monoklin
mo no klin Adjektiv |monokl i n |zu griechisch klínē = (Ehe )bett, zu: klínein = biegen, anlehnen, sich niederlegen 1 Physik die Kristallform eines Kristallsystems betreffend, bei dem eine Kristallachse schiefwinklig zu den beiden anderen, aufeinander senkrecht stehenden Achsen steht 2 Botanik zweigeschlechtig
Monokline
Mo no kli ne Substantiv, feminin Geologie , die |Monokl i ne |die Monokline; Genitiv: der Monokline, Plural: die Monoklinen nach einer Richtung geneigte Gesteinsschicht
monoklonal
mo no klo nal Adjektiv Biologie |monoklon a l |zu Klon (von Zellen ) nur einen Klon enthaltend monoklonale Antikörper (Medizin ; Immunglobuline, die aus einem einzigen Zellklon gebildet und zur Diagnose und Therapie verschiedener Krankheiten verwendet werden )
Monokotyledone
Mo no ko ty le do ne Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Monokotyled o ne |die Monokotyledone; Genitiv: der Monokotyledone, Plural: die Monokotyledonen einkeimblättrige Pflanze
Monokratie
Mo no kra tie Substantiv, feminin , die |Monokrat ie |die Monokratie; Genitiv: der Monokratie, Plural: die Monokratien zu griechisch krateĩn = herrschen Alleinherrschaft; Herrschaft eines Einzelnen
monokratisch
mo no kra tisch Adjektiv |monokr a tisch |in der Form einer Monokratie; die Monokratie betreffend monokratisches System (Leitung eines Amtes durch einen Einzelnen, der mit alleinigem Entscheidungsrecht ausgestattet ist )
monokular
mo n o ku lar , mo no ku lar Adjektiv Fachsprache, besonders Medizin |monokul a r |zu lateinisch oculus = Auge mit einem Auge; ein Auge betreffend
Monokultur
Mo no kul tur Substantiv, feminin Landwirtschaft , die |M o nokultur auch ˈmɔno … …ˈtuːɐ̯ |1 ohne Plural Anbau immer der gleichen Pflanzenart auf einer Bodenfläche 2 in Monokultur 1 bewirtschafteter Boden riesige Monokulturen von Raps
monolateral
mo no la te ral Adjektiv Medizin zu lateral nur eine Seite des Körpers betreffend; einseitig
Monolatrie
Mo no la t rie , Mo no la trie Substantiv, feminin Religion , die |Monolatr ie |zu griechisch latreía = Gottesverehrung Verehrung nur eines Gottes
monolingual
mo no lin gu al Adjektiv |m o nolingual |nur eine Sprache sprechend; monoglott
monolith
mo no lith Adjektiv |monol i th auch …ˈlɪt |monolithisch
Monolith
Mo no lith Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monol i th auch …ˈlɪt |der Monolith; Genitiv: des Monoliths und Monolithen, Monolithe [n ] -lith Steinsäule, Obelisk o. Ä. aus einem einzigen großen Steinblock
monolithisch
mo no li thisch Adjektiv |monol i thisch auch …ˈlɪt …|1 Fachsprache aus einem Stück bestehend; zusammenhängend und fugenlos monolithische Betonbauten 2 Elektronik aus sehr kleinen elektronischen Bauelementen untrennbar zusammengesetzt
Monolog
Mo no log Substantiv, maskulin Literaturwissenschaft , der |Monol o g |der Monolog; Genitiv: des Monolog [e ]s, Plural: die Monologe französisch monologue, zu griechisch monológos = allein, mit sich selbst redend, zu: lógos, Logos Gespräch mit sich selbst (besonders im Drama ) einen Monolog sprechen | innerer Monolog (in Roman oder Erzählung in der Ichform wiedergegebene, in Wirklichkeit nicht laut ausgesprochene Gedanken, Überlegungen, Augenblicksregungen einer Person ) | figurativ er hielt endlose Monologe (ließ keinen zu Wort kommen, sprach dauernd )
monologisch
mo no lo gisch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |monol o gisch |den Monolog betreffend, in der Art eines Monologs
monologisieren
mo no lo gi sie ren schwaches Verb |monologis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « [innerhalb eines Gesprächs ] längere Zeit allein reden
Monologist
Mo no lo gist Substantiv, maskulin Theater , der |Monolog i st |der Monologist; Genitiv: des Monologisten, Plural: die Monologisten griechisch-französisch -neulateinisch Monologsprecher
Monologistin
Mo no lo gis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Monolog i stin |die Monologistin; Genitiv: der Monologistin, Plural: die Monologistinnen weibliche Form zu Monologist
Monom
Mo nom Substantiv, Neutrum Mathematik , das |Mon o m |das Monom; Genitiv: des Monoms, Plural: die Monome griechisch-neulateinisch eingliedrige Zahlengröße
monoman
mo no man Adjektiv Medizin, Psychologie |monom a n |von einer Zwangsvorstellung besessen, mit einer fixen Idee behaftet; an Monomanie leidend
Monomane
Mo no ma ne Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monom a ne |jemand, der an Monomanie leidet
Monomanie
Mo no ma nie Substantiv, feminin Medizin, Psychologie , die |Monoman ie |krankhaftes Besessensein von einer Wahn- oder Zwangsvorstellung
Monomanin
Mo no ma nin Substantiv, feminin , die |Monom a nin |die Monomanin; Genitiv: der Monomanin, Plural: die Monomaninnen weibliche Form zu Monomane
monomanisch
mo no ma nisch Adjektiv |monom a nisch | monoman
monomer
mo no mer Adjektiv Chemie |monom e r |zu griechisch méros = (An )teil aus einzelnen, voneinander getrennten, selbstständigen Molekülen bestehend
Monomer
Mo no mer Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das Monomere |Monom e r |das Monomer; Genitiv: des Monomers, Plural: die Monomere kleines, reaktionsfähiges Molekül, Grundbaustein von Makromolekülen und Polymeren
Monomere
Mo no me re substantiviertes Adjektiv, Neutrum Chemie Monomer |Monom e re |das Monomere; des Monomeren, die Monomeren kleines, reaktionsfähiges Molekül, Grundbaustein von Makromolekülen und Polymeren
Monometallismus
Mo no me tal lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monometall i smus |der Monometallismus; Genitiv: des Monometallismus Währungssystem, in dem nur ein Währungsmetall als gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel anerkannt ist
Monometer
Mo no me ter Substantiv, maskulin antike Metrik , der |Mon o meter |der Monometer; Genitiv: des Monometers, Plural: die Monometer griechisch-lateinisch aus nur einem Metrum 1 bestehende metrische Einheit, die selbstständig nur als Satzschluss verwendet wird
monomisch
mo no misch Adjektiv Mathematik mononomisch |mon o misch |(von mathematischen Ausdrücken ) aus nur einem Glied bestehend
monomorph
mo no morph Adjektiv Botanik |monom o rph |gleichartig, gleich gestaltet in Bezug auf Blüten und Gewebe
Mononom
Mo no nom Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Monon o m | Monom
mononomisch
mo no no misch Adjektiv Mathematik monomisch |monon o misch |(von mathematischen Ausdrücken ) aus nur einem Glied bestehend
Mononukleose
Mo no nu k le o se , Mo no nu kle o se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Mononukle o se |die Mononukleose; Genitiv: der Mononukleose, Plural: die Mononukleosen griechisch-lateinisch Überzahl einkerniger Zellen im Blutbild, gutartige Infektion meist der Drüsen
monophag
mo no phag Adjektiv Biologie |monoph a g |1 (von Tieren ) hinsichtlich der Ernährung auf nur eine Pflanzen- oder Tierart spezialisiert; Gegensatz polyphag 2 (von schmarotzenden Pflanzen ) auf nur eine Wirtspflanze spezialisiert
Monophage
Mo no pha ge Substantiv, maskulin Biologie , der |Monoph a ge |der Monophage; Genitiv: des Monophagen, Plural: die Monophagen meist im Plural Tier, das in seiner Ernährung monophag 1 ist; Gegensatz Polyphage
Monophagie
Mo no pha gie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Monophag ie |die Monophagie; Genitiv: der Monophagie Beschränkung in der Nahrungswahl auf eine Pflanzen- oder Tierart
Monopharmakon
Mo no phar ma kon Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Monoph a rmakon |das Monopharmakon; Genitiv: des Monopharmakons, Plural: die Monopharmaka aus einem einzigen Wirkstoff hergestelltes Arzneimittel
Monophasie
Mo no pha sie Substantiv, feminin Psychologie , die |Monophas ie |die Monophasie; Genitiv: der Monophasie Sprachstörung mit Beschränkung des Wortschatzes auf eine Silbe, einen Satz oder ein Wort
Monophobie
Mo no pho bie Substantiv, feminin Psychologie , die |Monophob ie |die Monophobie; Genitiv: der Monophobie, Plural: die Monophobien Angst vor dem Alleinsein
Monophthalmie
Mo n oph thal mie , Mo noph thal mie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Monophthalm ie |die Monophthalmie; Genitiv: der Monophthalmie Einäugigkeit
Monophthong
Mo no ph thong , Mo noph thong Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Monophth o ng |griechisch monóphthoggos, eigentlich = allein tönend, zu: phthóggos = Ton, Laut einfacher Vokal z. B. a, e, i
monophthongieren
mo no ph thon gie ren , mo noph thon gie ren schwaches Verb Sprachwissenschaft |monophthong ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a (einen Diphthong ) zum Monophthong umbilden b (von Diphthongen ) zum Monophthong werden
Monophthongierung
Mo no ph thon gie rung , Mo noph thon gie rung Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Monophthong ie rung |das Monophthongieren; das Monophthongiertsein
monophthongisch
mo no ph thon gisch, mo noph thon gisch Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |monophth o ngisch |a einen Monophthong enthaltend b als Monophthong [gesprochen ]
monophthongisieren
mo no ph thon gi sie ren , mo noph thon gi sie ren schwaches Verb |monophthongis ie ren | monophthongieren
monophyletisch
mo no phy le tisch Adjektiv Biologie |monophyl e tisch |einstämmig; von einer Urform abstammend; Gegensatz polyphyletisch
Monophyletismus
Mo no phy le tis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der Monophylie |Monophylet i smus |der Monophyletismus; Genitiv: des Monophyletismus Monogenese 1
Monophylie
Mo no phy lie Substantiv, feminin , die Monophyletismus |Monophyl ie |die Monophylie; Genitiv: der Monophylie Monogenese 1
Monophyodont
Mo no phy o dont Substantiv, maskulin Biologie , der |Monophyod o nt |der Monophyodont; Genitiv: des Monophyodonten, Plural: die Monophyodonten Säugetier, bei dem kein Zahnwechsel stattfindet
Monophyodontie
Mo no phy o don tie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Monophyodont ie |die Monophyodontie; Genitiv: der Monophyodontie einmalige Zahnung
Monophysit
Mo no phy sit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monophys i t |der Monophysit; Genitiv: des Monophysiten, Plural: die Monophysiten meist im Plural Anhänger des Monophysitismus
monophysitisch
mo no phy si tisch Adjektiv |monophys i tisch |den Monophysitismus betreffend, ihm entsprechend
Monophysitismus
Mo no phy si tis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monophysit i smus |der Monophysitismus; Genitiv: des Monophysitismus altkirchliche Lehre, nach der die zwei Naturen Christi zu einer neuen gottmenschlichen Natur verbunden sind
Monoplegie
Mo no ple gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Monopleg ie |die Monoplegie; Genitiv: der Monoplegie, Plural: die Monoplegien Lähmung eines einzelnen Gliedes oder Gliedabschnittes
monoploid
mo no plo id Adjektiv Biologie |monoplo i d |2. Bestandteil gebildet nach haploid haploid
Monopodie
Mo no po die Substantiv, feminin , die |Monopod ie |die Monopodie; Genitiv: der Monopodie, Plural: die Monopodien griechisch aus nur einem Versfuß bestehender Takt in einem Vers
monopodisch
mo no po disch Adjektiv Verslehre |monop o disch |aus nur einem Versfuß bestehend
Monopodium
Mo no po di um Substantiv, Neutrum Botanik , das |Monop o dium |das Monopodium; Genitiv: des Monopodiums griechisch-neulateinisch einheitliche echte Hauptachse bei pflanzlichen Verzweigungen; Gegensatz Sympodium
Monopol
Mo no pol Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Monop o l |das Monopol; Genitiv: des Monopols, Plural: die Monopole lateinisch monopolium < griechisch monopṓlion = (Recht auf ) Alleinverkauf, zu: pōleĩn = Handel treiben 1 Vorrecht, alleiniger Anspruch, alleiniges Recht, besonders auf Herstellung und Verkauf eines bestimmten Produktes ein Monopol ausüben, auf etwas haben 2 Wirtschaft marktbeherrschendes Unternehmen oder Unternehmensgruppe, die auf einem Markt als alleiniger Anbieter oder Nachfrager auftritt und damit die Preise diktieren kann ein Monopol errichten
monopolartig
mo no pol ar tig Adjektiv |monop o lartig |wie ein Monopol geartet; in der Art eines Monopols eine monopolartige Stellung in seiner Branche einnehmen
Monopolbrennerei
Mo no pol bren ne rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Monop o lbrennerei |
Monopolinhaber
Mo no pol in ha ber Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monop o linhaber |jemand, der ein Monopol auf etwas hat
Monopolinhaberin
Mo no pol in ha be rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Monop o linhaberin |weibliche Form zu Monopolinhaber
monopolisieren
mo no po li sie ren schwaches Verb Wirtschaft |monopolis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch monopoliser zu einem Monopol ausbauen; Monopole entwickeln den Markt für Software monopolisieren | eine monopolisierte Presse
Monopolisierung
Mo no po li sie rung Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |Monopolis ie rung |die Monopolisierung; Genitiv: der Monopolisierung, Plural: die Monopolisierungen das Monopolisieren die Monopolisierung der Wirtschaft
Monopolismus
Mo no po lis mus Substantiv, maskulin Wirtschaft , der |Monopol i smus |der Monopolismus ;auf Marktbeherrschung gerichtetes wirtschaftspolitisches Streben
Monopolist
Mo no po list Substantiv, maskulin Wirtschaft , der |Monopol i st |der Monopolist; Genitiv: des Monopolisten, Plural: die Monopolisten a Unternehmen, das auf einem Gebiet Marktbeherrschung anstrebt oder hat b Inhaber eines monopolistischen Unternehmens
Monopolistin
Mo no po lis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Monopol i stin |weibliche Form zu Monopolist
monopolistisch
mo no po lis tisch Adjektiv Wirtschaft |monopol i stisch |den Monopolismus betreffend, nach Monopolen strebend
Monopolkapital
Mo no pol ka pi tal Substantiv, Neutrum abwertend , das |Monop o lkapital |ohne Plural 1 in Monopolen 2 arbeitendes Kapital 2 Gesamtheit monopolistischer Unternehmen
Monopolkapitalismus
Mo no pol ka pi ta lis mus Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |Monop o lkapitalismus |ohne Plural Kapitalismus, der durch immer stärkere monopolartige Unternehmenszusammenschlüsse geprägt ist
Monopolkapitalist
Mo no pol ka pi ta list Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |Monop o lkapitalist |Eigentümer eines marktbeherrschenden Unternehmens
Monopolkapitalistin
Mo no pol ka pi ta lis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Monop o lkapitalistin |weibliche Form zu Monopolkapitalist
monopolkapitalistisch
mo no pol ka pi ta lis tisch Adjektiv abwertend |monop o lkapitalistisch |den Monopolkapitalismus betreffend
Monopolstellung
Mo no pol stel lung Substantiv, feminin , die |Monop o lstellung |marktbeherrschende Stellung, wirtschaftliche Vormachtstellung das Unternehmen hat eine Monopolstellung
Monopoly
Mo no po ly Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |Mon o poly …li |das Monopoly; Genitiv: des Monopoly nach englisch monopoly = Monopol Gesellschaftsspiel, bei dem mithilfe von Würfeln, Spielgeld, Anteilscheinen u. Ä. Grundstücksspekulation simuliert wird
Monoposto
Mo no pos to Substantiv, maskulin Automobilsport , der |Monop o sto |italienisch monoposto, aus: mono = allein und posto = Platz einsitziger Rennwagen mit unverkleideten Rädern
Monopson
Mo n op son , Mo nop son Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Monops o n |das Monopson; Genitiv: des Monopsons, Plural: die Monopsone griechisch-neulateinisch Marktform, bei der ein Nachfrager vielen Anbietern gegenübersteht
Monopsychismus
Mo no psy chis mus Substantiv, maskulin Philosophie , der |Monopsych i smus |der Monopsychismus; Genitiv: des Monopsychismus griechisch-neulateinisch ; »Einseelenlehre «Lehre von Averroes, nach der es nur eine einzige überindividuelle Seele gibt
Monopteros
Mo no p te ros, Mo nop te ros Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mon o pteros |der Monopteros; Genitiv: des Monopteros, Plural: die Monopteren griechisch monópteros = mit einer Säulenreihe, eigentlich = einflügelig, zu: ptéryx = Flügel von einer Säulenreihe umgebener, kleiner, runder Tempel der Antike
Monorail
Mo no rail Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈmɔnəreɪl |die Monorail; Genitiv: der Monorail, Plural: die Monorails griechisch-englisch Einschienenbahn
Monosaccharid
Mo no sac cha rid , Mo no sa cha rid Substantiv, Neutrum Biochemie , das Monosacharid |Monosacchar i d Monosachar i d |einfach aufgebauter Zucker, der sich nicht weiter aufspalten lässt z. B. Traubenzucker
Monose
Mo no se Substantiv, feminin Biochemie , die |Mon o se |die Monose; Genitiv: der Monose, Plural: die Monosen Monosaccharid
monosem
mo no sem Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft monosemantisch |monos e m |griechisch monósēmos (von Wörtern ) nur eine Bedeutung habend
monosemantisch
mo no se man tisch Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft monosem |monosem a ntisch |griechisch monósēsmacacu;mantos (von Wörtern ) nur eine Bedeutung habend
Monosemie
Mo no se mie Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Monosem ie |zu griechisch sẽma, Sem 1 Vorhandensein nur einer Bedeutung bei einem Wort z. B. Butter 2 Eindeutigkeit zwischen einem Wort und einer zugehörigen Bedeutung
monosemieren
mo no se mie ren schwaches Verb |monosem ie ren |(durch den sprachlichen oder situativen Kontext ) monosem machen
Monoskop
Mo no s kop , Mo no skop Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Monosk o p |das Monoskop; Genitiv: des Monoskops, Plural: die Monoskope Fernsehprüfrohr
Monosom
Mo no som Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Monos o m |das Monosom; Genitiv: des Monosoms, Plural: die Monosomen einzeln bleibendes Chromosom im diploiden Zellkern
Monospermie
Mo no sper mie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Monosperm ie |die Monospermie; Genitiv: der Monospermie, Plural: die Monospermien zu griechisch spérma, Sperma Besamung einer Eizelle durch nur eine männliche Geschlechtszelle
monostabil
mo no sta bil Adjektiv |m o nostabil |einen stabilen Zustand besitzend (von elektronischen Schaltungen )
Monosticha
Mo no s ti cha , Mo no sti cha |Mon o sticha |Plural von Monostichon
monostichisch
mo no s ti chisch, mo no sti chisch Adjektiv |monost i chisch |das Monostichon betreffend; aus metrisch gleichen Einzelversen bestehend (in Bezug auf Gedichte ); Gegensatz distichisch
monostichitisch
mo no s ti chi tisch , mo no sti chi tisch Adjektiv |monostich i tisch | monostichisch
Monostichon
Mo no s ti chon , Mo no sti chon Substantiv, Neutrum Metrik , das |Mon o stichon |das Monostichon; Genitiv: des Monostichons, Plural: die Monosticha griechisch einzelner Vers
Monostruktur
Mo no struk tur Substantiv, feminin Soziologie, Wirtschaft , die |M o nostruktur auch ˈmɔno … …ˈtuːɐ̯ |Dominanz eines bestimmten Industrie- oder Dienstleistungszweiges in der Wirtschaft [eines Landes ]
monostrukturiert
mo no struk tu riert Adjektiv Soziologie, Wirtschaft |m o nostrukturiert auch ˈmɔno … …ˈriːɐ̯t |eine Monostruktur aufweisend
monosyllabisch
mo no syl la bisch Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |monosyll a bisch | einsilbig 1 monosyllabische Wörter | monosyllabische Sprachen Sprachen, die nur oder überwiegend aus einsilbigen Wörtern bestehen
Monosyllabum
Mo no syl la bum Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Monos y llabum |das Monosyllabum; Genitiv: des Monosyllabums, Plural: die Monosyllaba lateinisch monosyllabum, zu: monosyllabus < griechisch monosýllabos = einsilbig, zu: syllabḗ = Silbe einsilbiges Wort
Monosyndeta
Mo no syn de ta |Monos y ndeta |Plural von Monosyndeton
monosyndetisch
mo no syn de tisch Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |monosynd e tisch |in der Art eines Monosyndetons
Monosyndeton
Mo no syn de ton Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Monos y ndeton |das Monosyndeton; Genitiv: des Monosyndetons, Plural: die Monosyndeta Reihe von Satzteilen, bei der vor dem letzten Glied eine Konjunktion steht
Monotheismus
Mo no the is mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monothe i smus |der Monotheismus; Genitiv: des Monotheismus Glaube an einen einzigen Gott, der die Existenz anderer Götter ausschließt
Monotheist
Mo no the ist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monothe i st |der Monotheist; Genitiv: des Monotheisten, Plural: die Monotheisten Bekenner des Monotheismus; jemand, der nur an einen Gott glaubt
Monotheistin
Mo no the is tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Monothe i stin |die Monotheistin; Genitiv: der Monotheistin, Plural: die Monotheistinnen weibliche Form zu Monotheist
monotheistisch
mo no the is tisch Adjektiv |monothe i stisch |den Monotheismus betreffend
Monothelet
Mo no the let Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monothel e t |der Monothelet; Genitiv: des Monotheleten, Plural: die Monotheleten griechisch-mittellateinisch Vertreter des Monotheletismus
Monotheletismus
Mo no the le tis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Monothelet i smus |der Monotheletismus; Genitiv: des Monotheletismus griechisch-neulateinisch altchristliche Sektenlehre, die in Christus zwei unvereinigte Naturen, aber nur einen gottmenschlichen Willen wirksam glaubte
monothematisch
mo no the ma tisch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |monothem a tisch |nur ein einzelnes Thema beinhaltend, behandelnd
Monotherapie
Mo no the ra pie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Monotherap ie |die Monotherapie; Genitiv: der Monotherapie, Plural: die Monotherapien Behandlung einer Krankheit mit einem einzigen Arzneimittel
monoton
mo no ton Adjektiv |monot o n |französisch monotone < spätlateinisch monotonus < griechisch monótonos, zu: teínein = spannen 1 gleichförmig, gleichmäßig [wiederkehrend ], eintönig und dadurch oft ermüdend, langweilig monotones Klopfen | die Arbeit ist ihm zu monoton 2 Mathematik immer steigend oder immer fallend eine monotone Funktion
Monotonie
Mo no to nie Substantiv, feminin , die |Monoton ie |die Monotonie; Genitiv: der Monotonie, Plural: die Monotonien französisch monotonie < griechisch monotonía Gleichförmigkeit, Eintönigkeit
Monotonometer
Mo no to no me ter Substantiv, Neutrum Psychologie , das |Monotonom e ter |das Monotonometer; Genitiv: des Monotonometers, Plural: die Monotonometer griechisch-neulateinisch Gerät zur Untersuchung der Auswirkung eintöniger, ermüdend wirkender Arbeit
Monotremen
Mo no t re men , Mo no tre men Pluralwort , die |Monotr e men |die Monotremen (Plural ) Kloakentiere
monotrop
mo no trop Adjektiv Biologie |monotr o p |griechisch-lateinisch beschränkt anpassungsfähig
Monotropie
Mo no tro pie Substantiv, feminin Chemie , die |Monotrop ie |die Monotropie; Genitiv: der Monotropie nur in einer Richtung mögliche Umwandelbarkeit der Zustandsform eines Stoffes in eine andere
Monotype
Mo no type Substantiv, feminin Druckwesen , die ® |ˈmɔnota͜ip |englisch Monotype; zu Type Gieß - und Setzmaschine für Einzelbuchstaben
Monotypie
Mo no ty pie Substantiv, feminin Grafik , die |Monotyp ie | Type 1 Verfahren, bei dem von einer Platte nur ein Abzug hergestellt wird 2 im Verfahren der Monotypie 1 hergestellte Reproduktion
monovalent
mo no va lent Adjektiv Chemie |monoval e nt |zu lateinisch valens (Genitiv: valentis ), 1. Partizip von: valere, Valenz einwertig
Monoxid
Mo n o xid, Mo n o xyd, Mon oxid Mon oxyd Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das Monoxyd |ˈmɔn |ɔksiːt auch ˈmoːn … …ˈksiːt ˈmɔn |ɔkssyːt auch ˈmoːn … …ˈksyːt |Oxid, das ein Sauerstoffatom enthält
Monozelle
Mo no zel le Substantiv, feminin Elektrotechnik , die |auch ˈmɔno …|kleines, aus nur einer Zelle bestehendes elektrochemisches Element als Stromquelle für Taschenlampen o. Ä.
Monözie
Mo n ö zie, Mo nö zie Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Monöz ie |griechisch-neulateinisch das Vorkommen männlicher und weiblicher Blüten auf einem Pflanzenindividuum; Einhäusigkeit
monözisch
mo n ö zisch, mo nö zisch Adjektiv Botanik |mon ö zisch |zu griechisch oĩkos = Haus einhäusig
monozygot
mo no zy got Adjektiv Biologie, Medizin zu Zygote eineiig
monozyklisch
mo no zy k lisch , mo no cy c lisch , mo no zyk lisch mo no cyc lisch Adjektiv Chemie chemisch fachsprachlich monocyclisch |monoz y klisch monoc y clisch auch …ˈt͜sʏk …auch …ˈt͜sʏk …|(von organischen chemischen Verbindungen ) nur einen Ring miteinander verbundener Atome im Molekül aufweisend
Monozyt
Mo no zyt Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Monoz y t |der Monozyt; Genitiv: des Monozyten, Plural: die Monozyten meist im Plural zu griechisch kýtos = Höhlung, Wölbung größtes weißes Blutkörperchen
Monozytose
Mo no zy to se Substantiv, feminin , die |Monozyt o se |krankhafte Vermehrung der Monozyten (z. B. bei Malaria )
French Dictionary
mono-
mono- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « unique ». Les mots composés avec le préfixe mono- s ’écrivent en un seul mot. : Monologue, monoparental.
monobloc
monobloc adj. inv. et n. m. adjectif invariable D ’une seule pièce. : Des carrosseries monobloc. nom masculin Groupe de cylindres d ’un moteur d ’explosion. : Concevoir des monoblocs. Note Grammaticale L ’adjectif est invariable, mais le nom prend la marque du pluriel.
monochrome
monochrome adj. adjectif Qui est d ’une seule couleur. : Un tableau monochrome. ANTONYME polychrome . Note Orthographique mono ch rome.
monochromie
monochromie n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui est monochrome. ANTONYME polychromie . Note Orthographique mono ch romie.
monocle
monocle n. m. nom masculin Lorgnon à un seul verre qui s ’insère dans l ’arcade sourcilière. : Ce monsieur portait un monocle.
monocoque
monocoque adj. adjectif Se dit d ’un bateau à une seule coque, d ’un véhicule sans châssis. : Une voiture monocoque. Note Orthographique monoco que.
monocorde
monocorde adj. adjectif 1 Qui est sur une seule note. 2 figuré Monotone. : Une voix monocorde.
monogame
monogame adj. adjectif Qui n ’a qu ’un seul mari ou une seule femme. ANTONYME polygame . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom monogramme, lettres entrelacées. Note Orthographique monoga m e.
monogamie
monogamie n. f. nom féminin Régime selon lequel l ’homme ne peut épouser qu ’une seule femme (par opposition à polygynie ), et la femme qu ’un seul homme (par opposition à polyandrie ). ANTONYME polygamie . Note Orthographique monoga m ie.
monogramme
monogramme n. m. nom masculin 1 Lettres entrelacées en un seul caractère. : Un monogramme brodé sur les serviettes et les draps. SYNONYME paraphe . 2 Signature abrégée. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom monogame, qui n ’a qu ’un seul mari ou une seule femme. Note Orthographique monogra mm e.
monographie
monographie n. f. nom féminin Étude détaillée d ’un sujet déterminé. : Rédiger la monographie d ’un personnage de Kafka.
monographique
monographique adj. adjectif Qui a le caractère d ’une monographie.
monokini
monokini n. m. nom masculin Maillot de bain féminin qui se limite à un slip. : Des monokinis.
monolingue
monolingue adj. adjectif 1 Qui ne parle qu ’une langue. : Des élèves monolingues. SYNONYME unilingue . 2 Écrit en une seule langue. : Une terminologie monolingue. SYNONYME unilingue . ANTONYME bilingue ; multilingue .
monolithe
monolithe adj. et n. m. adjectif Fait d ’une seule pierre. : Des colonnes monolithes. SYNONYME monolithique . nom masculin Monument constitué d ’une pierre. : Les menhirs sont des monolithes. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un monolithe. Note Orthographique monoli th e.
monolithique
monolithique adj. adjectif 1 Fait d ’une seule pierre. SYNONYME monolithe . 2 figuré Qui forme un tout homogène. : Ces personnes composent un clan monolithique. Note Orthographique monoli th ique.
monologue
monologue n. m. nom masculin Scène où un personnage seul se parle à lui-même. : Cet humoriste a conçu des monologues très drôles. ANTONYME dialogue .
monologuer
monologuer v. intr. verbe intransitif Parler seul. : Il monologuait avec tristesse. ANTONYME dialoguer . aimer
monomoteur
monomoteur , trice adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui n ’a qu ’un seul moteur. : Un avion monomoteur. nom masculin Avion à un seul moteur. : Un monomoteur survolait le lac.
mononucléose
mononucléose n. f. nom féminin Maladie virale caractérisée par une fatigue extrême et prolongée.
monoparental
monoparental , ale , aux adj. adjectif Où il n ’y a qu ’un seul des deux parents, généralement la mère. : Une famille monoparentale. Note Technique L ’adjectif monoparental signifie « où il n ’y a qu ’un seul des deux parents ». Une personne ne peut être monoparentale; une famille ou un ménage peuvent l ’être. On pourra aussi employer l ’adjectif seul, le terme chef de famille. Une mère chef de famille, un père seul.
monoplace
monoplace adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Se dit d ’un véhicule qui n ’a qu ’une place. : Un avion monoplace. Des voitures monoplaces. Une monoplace rapide.
monopole
monopole n. m. nom masculin Secteur économique où il n ’y a qu ’un seul vendeur. : Au Québec, la vente de l ’électricité est le monopole d ’Hydro-Québec. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • cartel, entente entre des entreprises en vue d ’une action commune visant à limiter ou à supprimer la concurrence; • oligopole, situation économique où quelques vendeurs se partagent la production pour l ’offrir à une multitude d ’acheteurs.
monopoliser
monopoliser v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Exploiter par monopole. 2 figuré Accaparer. : Il monopolise tout le personnel avec ses travaux. aimer
monorail
monorail n. m. nom masculin Se dit d ’un chemin de fer à un seul rail. : Des monorails ultrarapides.
monosyllabe
monosyllabe n. m. nom masculin Mot d ’une seule syllabe. : Répondre par monosyllabes, par exemple: Bien. Oui! Non?
monosyllabique
monosyllabique adj. adjectif Composé d ’une seule syllabe. : Les onomatopées sont souvent des mots monosyllabiques.
monotone
monotone adj. adjectif 1 Qui est toujours sur le même ton. : Une voix monotone. SYNONYME monocorde . 2 Trop uniforme. : Ce paysage plat est monotone.
monotonie
monotonie n. f. nom féminin Uniformité ennuyeuse. : La monotonie de ce paysage est lassante. Un concert d ’une grande monotonie.
monozygote
monozygote adj. médecine Se dit de jumeaux issus de la fécondation d ’un seul ovule par un seul spermatozoïde. SYNONYME vrais jumeaux .
Spanish Dictionary
mono, -na
mono, -na 1 nombre masculino y femenino 1 Nombre genérico con que se designa a cualquiera de los primates del suborden de los antropoides (hocico reducido y ojos en posición frontal ):el mono araña y el mono capuchino son especies americanas .SINÓNIMO simio .mono aullador Aullador .2 Se usa como apelativo cariñoso o, en tono irónico, para dirigirse a alguien o como refuerzo a una petición :oye, mono, ¿de qué vas hablándome así?; venga, mona, déjanos pasar .SINÓNIMO guapo, majo .3 Persona joven e inmadura, en especial la que trata de parecer adulta con sus modales o su actitud :tú no puedes venir con nosotros, aún eres una mona; cuando volví, Laurita tenía ocho años, y tú, mono, ni siquiera habías nacido .4 Persona muy fea :no me pidas que baile con ese mono .5 adjetivo coloquial Que es bonito, gracioso o agradable a la vista :el vestido es mono y te sienta muy bien; la empleada es una chica muy mona .SINÓNIMO cuco, majo .6 nombre masculino Figura humana o de animal, pintada, dibujada o hecha de cualquier materia, generalmente con fin humorístico .SINÓNIMO monigote .7 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Colomb [persona ] Que es rubio :esos monos gringos con sus playeras y sandalias .8 nombre masculino Chile Montón o pila en que se exponen los frutos u otras mercancías en las tiendas y mercados .9 Cuba, Venez Conjunto deportivo de chaqueta o sudadera y pantalón largo a juego; suele ponerse sobre otras prendas deportivas cortas .SINÓNIMO chándal .10 Esp Prenda de vestir de una sola pieza formada por un cuerpo semejante a una chaqueta y un pantalón que suele ser largo; se usa en ciertas actividades o profesiones para proteger la ropa o abrigarse :un mono azul de mecánico; entró un motorista con un mono de cuero; los barrenderos de la ciudad llevan monos naranjas; al ir a esquiar se puede optar por algo compacto, como el mono, o bien por las dos piezas de pantalón y anorak .11 Esp Síndrome de abstinencia, estado físico y mental de malestar producido por interrumpir el consumo de una droga u otra sustancia que crea dependencia :tenía el mono y le temblaba el pulso; estar con el mono .12 Esp Deseo o ansia irrefrenable de algo que se tiene o se hace habitualmente pero que ya se echa en falta :tengo mono de tele, hace días que no veo ni un programa .13 Méx Muñeco de tela con el que juegan los niños :un mono de peluche .14 monos nombre masculino plural Méx Monitos .estar de monos coloquial Estar enfadadas o reñidas [dos o más personas, especialmente una pareja de novios ].como (o para ) la mona ASur coloquial Muy mal :el doctor está furioso, lo hizo quedar como la mona con la gente; Susana está como la mona, todavía no le bajó la fiebre .hacer el mono coloquial Hacer o decir tonterías y gracias para provocar la risa en los demás :deja ya de hacer el mono, que te estás poniendo en ridículo .mandar a freír monos a África Chile coloquial Rechazar sin miramientos y de forma tajante a una persona o una cosa .mono de imitación o mono de repetición Persona, habitualmente un niño, que no para de imitar lo que hacen los otros o las personas mayores .mono deportivo Cuba Conjunto deportivo de enguatada y pantalón largo a juego; suele ponerse sobre otras prendas deportivas cortas .mono sabio Monosabio .ser el último mono coloquial Ser [una persona ] la menos importante o con menor poder de decisión de un grupo :asistía a las reuniones pero, como era el último mono, no tenía derecho a dar mi opinión .¿tengo monos en la cara? coloquial Se utiliza como pregunta dirigida a quien mira insistentemente o de manera impertinente .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz de origen incierto, probablemente variante de maimona .
mono
mono 2 monofónico . ETIMOLOGÍA Acortamiento de monofónico .Es invariable en número .
mono-
mono- Elemento prefijal de origen griego que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de ‘único ’, ‘uno solo ’:monocito, monocolor, monocardio, monocotiledóneo .También puede adoptar la forma mon- .
monoácido
monoácido nombre masculino quím Ácido que posee un solo átomo de hidrógeno sustituible por una base .
monoatómico, -ca
monoatómico, -ca adjetivo quím [molécula ] Que tiene un solo átomo .
monoaural
monoaural adjetivo Monofónico :el hecho de que una película realizada en 70 mm y sonido cuadrafónico sea emitida en formato de 35 mm y sonido monoaural o estereofónico de dos bandas significa una importante alteración de su espacio textual .SINÓNIMO mono .
monobásico, -ca
monobásico, -ca adjetivo /nombre masculino quím [ácido ] Que solamente contiene un átomo de hidrógeno reemplazable por un metal o por un radical positivo .
monobikini
monobikini nombre masculino Monobiquini .SINÓNIMO monokini, monoquini .
monobiquini
monobiquini (también monobikini )nombre masculino Prenda de baño femenina que consta solo de una braga .SINÓNIMO monokini, monoquini .
monobloc
monobloc adjetivo Monobloque .
monobloque
monobloque (también monobloc )adjetivo [mecanismo, utensilio ] Que está hecho de una sola pieza o está contenido en una sola pieza :camión de cabina monobloque; llave monobloque .
monocameral
monocameral adjetivo [sistema legislativo de un Estado ] Que tiene una sola cámara de representantes .SINÓNIMO unicameral .
monocameralismo
monocameralismo nombre masculino Organización de un Estado con un sistema monocameral .
monocameralista
monocameralista adjetivo 1 Del monocameralismo o relacionado con él .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es partidario del monocameralismo .
monocarril
monocarril adjetivo /nombre masculino [tren, vehículo ] Que circula sobre un solo raíl .SINÓNIMO monorraíl, monorriel .
monocasco
monocasco nombre masculino Casco o armazón de una embarcación, o de otro vehículo, que está formado por una sola pieza :monocasco de fibra para barcos de vela; el prototipo que presentaron tiene chasis tubular y monocasco .
monocelular
monocelular adjetivo [organismo ] Que está formado por una sola célula :las algas planctónicas suelen ser monocelulares .SINÓNIMO unicelular .
monociclo
monociclo nombre masculino Vehículo de pedales similar a una bicicleta, usado principalmente por los equilibristas, que consta de una sola rueda unida a un asiento mediante una barra metálica :el monociclo no tiene manillar .
monocigótico, -ca
monocigótico, -ca (también monozigótico )adjetivo biol [mamífero ] Que ha sido originado a partir del mismo óvulo fecundado del que se ha originado su hermano .SINÓNIMO univitelino .
monocinético, -ca
monocinético, -ca adjetivo fís [partícula ] Que se mueve a la misma velocidad que otras partículas de un conjunto .
monocito
monocito nombre masculino biol Glóbulo blanco grande y de núcleo único, con una cromatina fina y un citoplasma abundante :la principal función de los monocitos es la fagocitosis .
monoclamídeo, -dea
monoclamídeo, -dea adjetivo bot [flor ] Que tiene la envoltura externa formada por solamente un perianto .SINÓNIMO haploclamídeo .
monoclinal
monoclinal adjetivo geol [estructura geológica ] Que presenta estructuras en las que las capas están inclinadas en el mismo sentido :relieve monoclinal; pliegue monoclinal .
monocolor
monocolor adjetivo 1 Que es de un solo color .SINÓNIMO monocromático, monocromo .2 [gobierno ] Que está compuesto por miembros de un solo partido o grupo político .
monocorde
monocorde adjetivo 1 [instrumento musical ] Que tiene una sola cuerda .2 Que repite una misma nota musical :canto monocorde .3 Que es monótono y sin variaciones :voz monocorde .
monocordio
monocordio nombre masculino Instrumento musical de cuerda parecido a la cítara pero con una sola cuerda y con la caja de resonancia rectangular :el monocordio, cuya invención se atribuye a Pitágoras, fue el principal instrumento de los teóricos musicales de la antigua Grecia .
monocotiledóneo, -nea
monocotiledóneo, -nea adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 bot [planta ] Que pertenece a la clase de las monocotiledóneas .2 monocotiledóneas nombre femenino plural bot Clase de plantas angiospermas de hojas con nervios longitudinales, sin crecimiento secundario en grosor, con raíces adventicias, flores dispuestas en grupos de tres, y cuyo embrión tiene un solo cotiledón :el lirio, la azucena, la orquídea y la palmera pertenecen a las monocotiledóneas .
monocromático, -ca
monocromático, -ca adjetivo 1 fís [radiación ] Que está compuesto de vibraciones de la misma frecuencia .2 Monocromo .
monocromía
monocromía nombre femenino 1 Calidad de monocromo .2 Utilización de un solo color en una obra .3 Obra pintada con un solo color .
monocromo, -ma
monocromo, -ma adjetivo Que es de un solo color :pantalla monocroma; dibujo monocromo .SINÓNIMO monocromático .
monocular
monocular adjetivo 1 De un solo ojo :visión monocular .2 [instrumento óptico ] Que sirve para mirar con un solo ojo :un microscopio monocular .
monóculo, -la
monóculo, -la nombre masculino 1 Lente de cristal con graduación óptica para corregir defectos de visión de un solo ojo, que va insertada en una montura y generalmente se lleva colgada del cuello por medio de una cadenita, cinta o cordón .2 adjetivo formal Que tiene un solo ojo .
monocultivo
monocultivo nombre masculino Sistema de producción agrícola que consiste en dedicar toda la tierra disponible al cultivo de una sola especie vegetal :en estas tierras la vid se explota en régimen de monocultivo .
monodia
monodia o monodía nombre femenino mús Canto o composición instrumental formados por una sola línea melódica (interpretado por una sola voz, un instrumento solista o un coro ) con o sin acompañamiento musical :el Renacimiento supuso la definitiva consagración de la polifonía, frente a la monodia medieval .
monódico, -ca
monódico, -ca adjetivo De la monodia o relacionado con ella :la canción polifónica tiene su origen en las canciones populares y monódicas de los siglos xii y xiii que cantaban los trovadores y juglares .
monoesquí
monoesquí nombre masculino Esquí en el que se ajustan ambos pies para deslizarse tanto por la nieve como por el agua .El plural es monoesquís o monoesquíes .
monofásico, -ca
monofásico, -ca adjetivo 1 [sistema eléctrico ] Que está formado por una sola fase .2 De este sistema eléctrico o relacionado con él :máquina monofásica; la distribución de la corriente eléctrica monofásica se realiza con solo dos conductores .
monofónico, -ca
monofónico, -ca adjetivo 1 [sistema de grabación y reproducción de sonidos ] Que se lleva a cabo por medio de un solo canal .SINÓNIMO mono, monoaural .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [equipo, sistema ] Que usa ese sistema para grabar y reproducir el sonido :video monofónico .SINÓNIMO mono .
monogamia
monogamia nombre femenino 1 Estado de la persona o animal monógamos :en las sociedades occidentales la monogamia es el tipo de unión conyugal más habitual .2 Régimen familiar que prohíbe tener más de una esposa al mismo tiempo .
monogámico, -ca
monogámico, -ca adjetivo De la monogamia o relacionado con ella .
monógamo, -ma
monógamo, -ma adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que está casado con un solo cónyuge o mantiene relaciones sexuales con una sola persona .2 adjetivo zool [animal macho ] Que se aparea con una sola hembra de su especie :cada corzo se empareja con una sola hembra, pues son monógamos .3 De la monogamia o relacionado con ella :familia monógama; unión monógama .
monogenismo
monogenismo nombre masculino Doctrina antropológica según la cual todas las razas humanas descienden de un tipo primitivo único, en contraposición al poligenismo .
monogenista
monogenista nombre común Persona que es partidaria del monogenismo .
monografía
monografía nombre femenino Estudio detallado sobre un aspecto concreto y particular de una materia acotada :a lo largo de la segunda parte de la monografía se realiza una recopilación de las áreas de investigación que parecen más relevantes o innovadoras .
monográfico, -ca
monográfico, -ca adjetivo 1 Que trata con detalle sobre un aspecto concreto y particular de una materia acotada :ciclo monográfico; estudio monográfico; tema monográfico; trabajo monográfico; feria monográfica .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [estudio, trabajo, tema ] Que se realiza de forma detallada y minuciosa sobre un aspecto concreto y particular de una materia acotada :el diario dedicó un número monográfico a la aventura en la novela; la revista publicará un sólido monográfico acerca de las obras del autor; en la última feria del video se dedicó un monográfico al video japonés .
monograma
monograma nombre masculino Dibujo o figura hechos con las iniciales u otras letras del nombre de una persona o una institución, que se emplea como abreviatura, símbolo o emblema .
monoico, -ca
monoico, -ca adjetivo bot [planta ] Que tiene las flores masculinas y femeninas en un mismo tallo .
monokini
monokini (también monoquini )nombre masculino Monobiquini .
monolingüe
monolingüe adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que habla o emplea una sola lengua .2 adjetivo Que está escrito en una sola lengua o que utiliza una sola lengua :una edición monolingüe; un diccionario monolingüe; la enseñanza monolingüe .3 [país, territorio ] Que está habitado por población que habla una sola lengua .
monolingüismo
monolingüismo nombre masculino Uso habitual de una sola lengua por parte de un individuo o un grupo de individuos en una comunidad de hablantes .
monolítico, -ca
monolítico, -ca adjetivo 1 Del monolito o relacionado con él .2 Que está hecho de una sola pieza de piedra :columna monolítica; los monumentos monolíticos de la isla de Pascua .3 Que es muy compacto o que guarda entre sus distintas partes o elementos una gran cohesión y homogeneidad :acusó a la actual dirección del partido de ser monolítica y no aceptar las opiniones de las distintas tendencias que conviven en su seno .
monolitismo
monolitismo nombre masculino Característica de las personas o colectivos sin fisuras internas, poco flexibles y que no ceden ni se adaptan a los cambios con facilidad :la organización de esta comunidad destaca por su monolitismo; los militantes criticaron el monolitismo de la dirigencia del partido .
monolito
monolito nombre masculino Monumento de piedra de una sola pieza .
monologante
monologante adjetivo /nombre común Que monologa .
monologar
monologar verbo intransitivo Decir o recitar un monólogo :el otoño termina, y en la biblioteca monologo y escribo . Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .
monólogo
monólogo nombre masculino 1 Discurso que mantiene una persona consigo misma, como si pensase en voz alta :el protagonista de la novela inicia un largo monólogo consigo mismo, desdoblándose en un proceso de autointerrogación sobre su culpabilidad o inocencia en la contienda civil que está a punto de estallar .SINÓNIMO soliloquio .2 Escena u obra dramática en que habla un solo personaje :la famosa sentencia “Ser o no ser, esa es la cuestión ” pertenece a un monólogo de "Hamlet ".
monomando
monomando adjetivo /nombre masculino [aparato, mecanismo ] Que integra en un solo mando las funciones que suelen realizarse con varios :llave monomando .
monomanía
monomanía nombre femenino Obsesión por una idea determinada recurrente .
monomaníaco, -ca
monomaníaco, -ca o monomaniaco, -ca adjetivo Que padece monomanía .
monómero
monómero nombre masculino quím Molécula simple, generalmente de peso molecular bajo, que forma cadenas lineales o ramificadas de dos, tres o más unidades .
monomio
monomio nombre masculino mat Expresión algebraica que consta de un solo término o en que los términos que la forman están relacionados por la operación producto :2x 4 es un monomio .ETIMOLOGÍA Síncopa de mononomio, derivado del griego mónos ‘único ’, ‘uno ’ a semejanza de binomio (V.).
monona
monona adjetivo coloquial Voz empleada para alabar la gracia y el donaire de una joven :era para haberle dado una patada en el trasero, a la monona, qué rica ella, haciéndose la bonita con todos …
mononucleosis
mononucleosis nombre femenino med Enfermedad contagiosa producida por un virus que se suele transmitir a través de la saliva y ocasiona modificaciones en los glóbulos blancos; se caracteriza por la manifestación de amigdalitis, fiebre, debilidad general y otros trastornos .
monoparental
monoparental adjetivo [familia ] Que cuenta con solo uno de los padres :hoy en día hay miles de niños que viven en familias monoparentales a causa de la separación de sus padres .
monopatín
monopatín nombre masculino 1 Arg, Urug Aparato de entretenimiento para deslizarse por superficies duras y lisas que consiste en una plataforma alargada montada sobre dos o cuatro ruedas y provista de una barra y un manillar en el que se apoyan las manos; para andar en él, se coloca un pie sobre la plataforma impulsándola desde el suelo con el otro pie .SINÓNIMO patinete .2 Esp Juguete para deslizarse por superficies duras y lisas que consiste en una plataforma alargada montada sobre ruedas; para montar en él, se coloca un pie sobre la plataforma impulsándose desde el suelo con el otro pie .
monopétalo, -la
monopétalo, -la adjetivo bot [flor, corola ] Que tiene los pétalos soldados entre sí :la campanilla tiene la corola monopétala .SINÓNIMO gamopétalo .
monoplacóforo
monoplacóforo adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [molusco ] Que pertenece a la clase de los monoplacóforos .2 monoplacóforos nombre masculino plural zool Clase de moluscos primitivos, de cuerpo segmentado protegido por una concha de una sola pieza, con cinco pares de branquias y que viven en el Pacífico a grandes profundidades .
monoplano
monoplano nombre masculino Aeroplano con un solo par de alas que forman un mismo plano .
monoplaza
monoplaza adjetivo 1 [vehículo ] Que tiene capacidad para una sola persona :avioneta monoplaza .2 nombre masculino Automóvil de competición con una sola plaza para el piloto :los monoplazas se disponen a ocupar su lugar en la parrilla de salida .
monoplejía
monoplejía nombre femenino med Parálisis que afecta a un solo miembro o grupo muscular .
monopolio
monopolio nombre masculino 1 Derecho legal concedido por el Estado a un individuo, grupo o empresa para explotar con carácter exclusivo alguna industria o comercio :tiene el monopolio de la telefonía local .2 Ejercicio exclusivo de una actividad, con el dominio o influencia consiguientes :la capital ha ejercido durante largo tiempo el monopolio de la cultura local .3 Situación de mercado en que la oferta de un producto se reduce a un solo vendedor .
monopolista
monopolista adjetivo 1 Del monopolio o relacionado con el monopolio :capitalismo monopolista .2 nombre común Persona o empresa que ejerce monopolio .
monopolístico, -ca
monopolístico, -ca adjetivo Del monopolio o relacionado con el monopolio :algunos creen que en el sector bancario perduran conductas monopolísticas .
monopolización
monopolización nombre femenino Acción de monopolizar :la empresas del sector pugnan por conseguir la completa monopolización del mercado .
monopolizador, -ra
monopolizador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que monopoliza :las fusiones de empresa son, muchas veces, acciones monopolizadoras .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que monopoliza .
monopolizar
monopolizar verbo transitivo 1 Tener o conseguir el monopolio de un tipo de comercio o industria :las empresas japonesas monopolizan el mercado de la electrónica .2 Usar una cosa o disfrutar de ella de forma exclusiva :los niños pequeños tienden a monopolizar las cosas que tienen a su alcance .3 Acaparar la atención :durante toda la cena monopolizó la conversación; su preocupación por los hijos monopoliza casi todos sus pensamientos . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .
monoprocesador, -ra
monoprocesador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino [sistema informático ] Que tiene una única unidad de tratamiento y no puede ejecutar más de un proceso al mismo tiempo .
monóptero, -ra
monóptero, -ra adjetivo [construcción, templo ] Que es de planta circular y está rodeado por columnas, sin paredes .
monoptongación
monoptongación nombre femenino ling Reducción de los elementos de un diptongo a una sola vocal :el paso del diptongo latino ‘au ’ a la vocal ‘o ’ en las lenguas romances es un ejemplo de monoptongación .
monoptongar
monoptongar verbo intransitivo /verbo pronominal ling Fundirse en una sola vocal [los elementos de un diptongo ]:en el habla vulgar, es frecuente que se monoptonguen en una ‘o ’ las vocales de la palabra ‘pues ’. Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .
monoptongo
monoptongo nombre masculino Vocal que resulta de una monoptongación .
monoquini
monoquini (también monokini )nombre masculino Monobiquini .
monorraíl
monorraíl adjetivo /nombre masculino Monorriel .
monorriel
monorriel adjetivo /nombre masculino [tren, vehículo ] Que circula por un solo raíl :un monorriel circulaba por el interior del parque de atracciones .SINÓNIMO monocarril, monorraíl .
monorrimo, -ma
monorrimo, -ma adjetivo 1 lit [verso ] Que tiene la misma rima que el resto de versos de la estrofa .2 lit [estrofa, poema ] Que tiene la misma rima en todos sus versos . VÉASE tetrástrofo monorrimo alejandrino .
monorrítmico, -ca
monorrítmico, -ca adjetivo De un solo ritmo .
monosabio
monosabio (también escrito mono sabio )nombre masculino taur Mozo que en una corrida de toros cuida del caballo del picador, está al servicio de este, limpia el ruedo, etc .
monosacárido
monosacárido nombre masculino quím Hidrato de carbono que no puede descomponerse en otro más sencillo :la glucosa es un monosacárido .
monosépalo, -la
monosépalo, -la adjetivo bot [flor, cáliz ] Que tiene los sépalos soldados entre sí .SINÓNIMO gamosépalo .
monosilábico, -ca
monosilábico, -ca adjetivo 1 Monosílabo :palabra monosilábica .2 [idioma ] Que está formado básicamente por palabras monosílabas :el chino es un idioma monosilábico .
monosilabismo
monosilabismo nombre masculino Cualidad de monosilábico .
monosílabo, -ba
monosílabo, -ba adjetivo /nombre masculino [palabra ] Que tiene una sola sílaba :la palabra ‘yo ’ es un monosílabo .
monosómico, -ca
monosómico, -ca adjetivo De la monosomía o relacionado con ella .
monote
monote nombre masculino 1 Discusión acalorada .2 nombre masculino Persona que parece no oír, ver ni entender lo que pasa a su alrededor .
monoteísmo
monoteísmo nombre masculino Creencia en un solo Dios :ni el monoteísmo del islam, ni el monoteísmo israelita, ni el monoteísmo cristiano en cuanto monoteísmos tienen una diferencia sustancial .
monoteísta
monoteísta adjetivo 1 Del monoteísmo o relacionado con él :las tres grandes religiones monoteístas son el judaísmo, el cristianismo y el islam .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que cree en la existencia de un solo Dios .
monotemático, -ca
monotemático, -ca adjetivo Que hace referencia a un único tema, o que trata constantemente un mismo tema :la cumbre entre los máximos mandatarios tendrá carácter monotemático: el conflicto en Afganistán; hoy estamos monotemáticos, no paramos de hablar de cine .
monotipia
monotipia nombre femenino 1 Procedimiento de composición de textos tipográficos por medio del monotipo .2 Monotipo .
monotipista
monotipista nombre común Persona que tiene por oficio manejar un monotipo .
monotipo
monotipo nombre masculino Máquina de imprenta para componer textos que va fundiendo los tipos uno a uno a medida que se necesitan .SINÓNIMO monotipia .
monotonía
monotonía nombre femenino 1 Uniformidad de tono o entonación :la monotonía de la voz del orador acabó durmiendo a la audiencia; dijo precios y nombres con una monotonía de mercader huraño .2 Falta de variedad, que produce aburrimiento o cansancio :buscaba con aquel viaje romper la monotonía de su existencia; hacia el sur de la colina se expandía la dehesa como una inmensidad de pastos alterada en su monotonía hiriente por algunos árboles y la placita para la tienta .
monótono, -na
monótono, -na adjetivo 1 Que tiene siempre el mismo tono o entonación :una melodía monótona; una voz monótona .2 Que es siempre igual y por esta razón produce aburrimiento o cansancio :paisaje monótono; desempeña un trabajo monótono y aburrido .
monotrema
monotrema adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [mamífero ] Que pertenece al orden de los monotremas .2 monotremas nombre masculino plural zool Orden de mamíferos ovíparos formado por especies muy primitivas, exclusivas de Oceanía, cuyos aparatos digestivo, excretor y reproductor desembocan en un mismo orificio, llamado cloaca :el ornitorrinco y el equidna pertenecen a los monotremas .
monovalente
monovalente adjetivo quím [elemento, radical químico ] Que tiene una sola valencia :el hidrógeno es un elemento monovalente .
monovolumen
monovolumen nombre masculino Esp Vehículo turismo en cuya línea exterior no destacan los espacios destinados a motor y equipaje, sino que parecen una continuación del habitáculo de pasajeros; suele ser más alto que los otros turismos .
monóxido
monóxido nombre masculino quím Combinación de un radical simple o compuesto con un átomo de oxígeno :el monóxido de carbono, con un solo átomo de carbono y otro de oxígeno, es un compuesto venenoso, que produce la muerte cuando se respira en muy pequeñas cantidades .
monozigótico, -ca
monozigótico, -ca adjetivo Monocigótico .
moño
moño nombre masculino 1 Mechón de pelo enrollado y sujeto, generalmente con horquillas, en la parte posterior de la cabeza :descubrió las finas facciones de una mujer, que dejaba escapar del sombrero serrano un moño negro; tenía el pelo completamente blanco, recogido en un moño, a la moda de muchos años atrás .2 Conjunto de plumas levantadas que tienen ciertas aves en la parte superior de la cabeza :la garza tiene moño .SINÓNIMO cresta, copete, penacho .3 Lazo de cintas :solía siempre enviarle rosas amarillas atadas con un moño azul como regalo de cumpleaños .agachar (o bajar ) el moño CSur, Bol, Cuba, Hond, RDom coloquial Hacer que una persona pierda su arrogancia o soberbia, o que tenga que aceptar una situación que no es de su agrado :poco a poco, sin que se diera cuenta, le bajé el moño diciéndole todo lo que su madre pensaba de ella; debía agachar el moño porque no tenía otro trabajo .hasta el moño Se utiliza para indicar que no se puede soportar más una situación o a una persona :estoy hasta el moño de tener que limpiar siempre yo; me tiene hasta el moño con sus continuas quejas .ponerse moños Arg, Hond, Méx coloquial Presumir [una persona ] de algo que tiene o es .ponerse sus moños Méx Resistirse [una persona ] a hacer algo por soberbia o por mantenerse firme en sus principios :se puso sus moños y no quiso venir a la fiesta .
moñona
moñona nombre femenino Colomb coloquial Repercusión pública que tiene un hecho o un producto :la película se estrenó con gran moñona .SINÓNIMO éxito .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
mono
mon o /mɑ́noʊ |mɔ́n -/ (!⦅くだけて ⦆) 名詞 複 ~s 1 U モノラル (録音 ); C モノラルレコード .2 =mononucleosis .形容詞 =monaural , monophonic .
mono-
mon o- /mɑ́nə, -oʊ |mɔ́nə (ʊ )/ (! 母音の前では常に /-oʊ |-əʊ /) 複合要素 〖母音の前ではしばしばmon -〗(↔poly- )1 単独の, 1つの ▸ mono rail モノレール 2 一原子を含む, 一 …▸ mono basic (酸が )一塩基の
monochromatic
mon o chro mat ic /mɑ̀nəkroʊmǽtɪk |mɔ̀n -/形容詞 単色の, モノクロの ; 単彩画の ; 白黒写真の .
monochrome
mon o chrome /mɑ́nəkròʊm |mɔ́n -/名詞 C 単色 [単彩 ]画 ; 白黒写真 ; U 単色 [単彩 ]画法 .形容詞 1 単色 [単彩 ]の ; 白黒の .2 おもしろ味のない .
monocle
mon o cle /mɑ́nɪk (ə )l |mɔ́nə -/名詞 C 片めがね, 単眼鏡 .
monocular
mo noc u lar /mənɑ́kjələ r |mɔnɔ́kjʊ -/形容詞 単眼の, 一眼レフの (↔binocular ).
monoculture
m ó no c ù lture 名詞 U モノカルチュア, 単一栽培, 単作 .
monocycle
mon o cy cle /mɑ́nəsàɪk (ə )l |mɔ́n -/名詞 C 一輪車 .
monogamous
mo nog a mous /mənɑ́ɡəməs |-nɔ́ɡ -/形容詞 一夫一婦 (主義 )の ; 一雌一雄の 〈動物など 〉.~ly 副詞
monogamy
mo nog a my /mənɑ́ɡəmi |-nɔ́ɡ -/名詞 U 一夫一婦制 (→bigamy , polygamy ); 〘動 〙一雌一雄 (の習性 ).
monogram
mon o gram /mɑ́nəɡræ̀m |mɔ́n -/名詞 C 組合せ文字, モノグラム 〘通例姓名の頭文字を組合せたもので, 刺繍 (ししゆう )にしたり便箋 (びんせん )などに印刷する 〙.m ò n o gram m á t ic 形容詞
monogrammed
m ó n o gr à mmed 形容詞 組合せ文字入り [付き ]の .
monograph
mon o graph /mɑ́nəɡræ̀f |mɔ́nəɡrɑ̀ːf /名詞 C (特殊な問題を扱った )専攻論文, モノグラフ ; (薄めの )専門書 .
monolingual
mon o lin gual /mɑ̀nəlɪ́ŋɡw (ə )l |mɔ̀n -/形容詞 1か国語の [を使用した ](→bilingual , multilingual ).
monolith
mon o lith /mɑ́nəlɪ̀θ |mɔ́n -/名詞 C 1 (建築 彫刻用の )一本石, 一枚岩 ; モノリス 〘オベリスクや石柱のように巨大な1個の石でできた建造物 〙.2 (一枚岩的な )組織体 .
monolithic
mon o lith ic /mɑ̀nəlɪ́θɪk |mɔ̀n -/形容詞 1 〈建物などが 〉どっしりとした, 巨大な .2 ⦅しばしばけなして ⦆〈組織 制度などが 〉完全に統制されて (変わりにくい ), 一枚岩的な .3 一本石 [一枚岩 ]でできている .4 〘電 〙モノリシックの, 単一の 〈回路など 〉.m ò n o l í th i cal ly 副詞
monologue
mon o logue ⦅米 ⦆-log /mɑ́n (ə )lɔ̀ːɡ |mɔ́nəlɔ̀ɡ /名詞 C 1 (芝居の )独白 ; 独白劇, 独り芝居 ; (漫談などの )独演 .2 ⦅くだけて ⦆(独り占めの )長話, 長広舌 .
monomania
m ò no m á nia 名詞 U C 偏執狂 ; 1つの事物への (異常な )熱中 [執着 ].
monomaniac
m ò no m á ni à c 名詞 C 凝り屋 ; 偏執狂の人 .
monomer
mon o mer /mɑ́nəmə r |mɔ́n -/名詞 C 〘化 〙モノマー, 単量体 (↔polymer ).
mononucleosis
mon o nu cle o sis /mɑ̀noʊn j ùːklióʊsəs |mɔ̀n -/名詞 U 〘医 〙単核症 .
monophonic
m ò no ph ó nic 形容詞 1 モノラルの (mono )(↔stereophonic ).2 〘楽 〙単旋律 (曲 )の .
monophthong
mon oph thong /mɑ́nəfθɔ̀ːŋ |mɔ́nəfθɔ̀ŋ /名詞 C 〘音声 〙単母音 .
monoplane
m ó no pl à ne 名詞 C 単葉飛行機 (→biplane ).
monopolist
mo nop o list /mənɑ́p (ə )lɪst |-nɔ́p -/名詞 C 独占企業, 専売業者 ; 独占 [専売 ]論者 .
monopolistic
mo n ò p o l í s tic 形容詞 専売の, 独占的な ; 専売制主張者の .mo n ò p o l í s ti cal ly 副詞
monopolization
mo n ò p o li z á tion 名詞 U 専売 ; 独占 .
monopolize
mo nop o lize /mənɑ́pəlàɪz |-nɔ́p -/ (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 動詞 ~s /-ɪz /; ~d /-d /; -lizing 他動詞 1 〈会社などが 〉〈商売 産業など 〉を独占する , …の独占権を持つ [得る ]; 〈人が 〉〈物 〉を独占する ▸ The tobacco business is still largely monopolized by the company .タバコ業界は今もその会社がほとんど独占している 2 〈人の時間 注意 会話など 〉を独り占めにする .
monopoly
mo nop o ly /mənɑ́p (ə )li |-nɔ́p -/〖語源は 「1人 (mono )で売ること 」〗名詞 複 -lies /-z /1 C 【事業などの 】独占 (権 ), 独占販売 , 専売 (権 ) «on , of , over » ▸ have [make ] a monopoly of A Aを独占 [一手販売 ]する 2 〖単数形で 〗【物などの 】独り占め «on , of » ; 占有物 ▸ There should be no monopoly on information .情報の独占はあってはならない 3 C 専売会社 , 独占企業 ; 専売品 .4 U C ⦅商標 ⦆〖M- 〗モノポリー 〘米国製の卓上ゲーム 〙.~́ c à pitalism 独占資本主義 .~́ m ò ney (モノポリーなどで使う )おもちゃのお金 .
monorail
m ó no r à il 名詞 U C モノレール, 単軌鉄道 .
monosodium glutamate
mon o sod i um glu tam ate /mɑ̀nəsòʊdiəm -ɡlúːtəmèɪt |mɔ̀n -/名詞 〘化 〙グルタミン酸ナトリウム (⦅略 ⦆MSG ).
monosyllabic
m ò no syll á bic 形容詞 1 単音節の [から成る ]▸ a monosyllabic word 単音節語 2 そっけない .m ò n o syl l á b i cal ly 副詞
monosyllable
m ó no s ỳ llable 名詞 C 単音節語 (→polysyllable )▸ speak in monosyllables わざとそっけなく [ぶっきらぼうに ]話す
monotheism
m ó no th è ism 名詞 U 一神教 [論 ].
monotheist
m ó no th è ist 名詞 C 一神教信者 .
monotone
m ó no t ò ne 名詞 U 〖時にa ~〗1 (話し方 文体 色彩などの )単調 (さ ), 一本調子 ▸ in a monotone 単調に, 一本調子で 2 〘楽 〙単調音 .形容詞 単調な, 一本調子の (monotonous ).動詞 他動詞 …を単調に歌う [話す ].
monotonous
mo not o nous /mənɑ́t (ə )nəs |-nɔ́t -/ (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖mono (ひとつの )tone (調子 )ous (の )〗形容詞 more ~; most ~(変化がなくて )退屈な ; 単調な ▸ a monotonous voice [diet ]単調な声 [食事 ]▸ with monotonous regularity いつものように ~ly 副詞 単調に ; 一本調子で .~ness 名詞
monotony
mo not o ny /mənɑ́t (ə )ni |-nɔ́t -/名詞 U (生活 声などの )単調さ, 退屈, 一本調子 .
monotype
m ó no t ỳ pe 名詞 C ⦅商標 ⦆〖しばしばM -〗〘印 〙モノタイプ 〘自動鋳造植字機; →Linotype 〙.
monounsaturated
mon o un sat u rat ed /mɑ̀noʊʌnsǽtʃəréɪtɪd /形容詞 〘栄養 化 〙一価不飽和の .
monoxide
mon ox ide /mənɑ́ksaɪd |-nɔ́k -/名詞 U C 〘化 〙一酸化物 (→oxide ).