Monocule Mon"o·cule (mŏn"o*kūl)
noun [ See
Monocular .]
(Zoology) A small crustacean with one median eye.
Monoculous Mo·noc"u·lous adjective Monocular. Glanvill.
Monocystic Mon`o·cys"tic adjective [ See
Mono- , and
Cyst .]
(Zoology) Of or pertaining to a division ( Monocystidea ) of Gregarinida, in which the body consists of one sac.
Monodactylous Mon`o·dac"tyl·ous adjective [ Greek
monoda`ktylos ;
mo`nos single +
da`ktylos finger: confer French
monodactyle .]
(Zoology) Having but one finger or claw.
Monodelph, Monodelphian Mon"o·delph, Mon`o·del"phi·an noun (Zoology) One of the Monodelphia.
Monodelphia Mon`o·del"phi·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos single +
delfy`s the womb.]
(Zoology) The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals; the Placentalia. See Mammalia .
Monodelphic, Monodelphous Mon`o·del"phic, Mon`o·del"phous adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.
Monodic, Monodical Mo·nod"ic, Mo·nod"ic·al adjective [ Greek ....]
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 adjective [
Mono- +
dimetric .]
(Crystallog.) Dimetric.
Monodist Mon"o·dist noun A writer of a monody.
Monodrama, Monodrame Mon"o·dra`ma, Mon"o·drame noun [
Mono- + Greek ... drama.]
A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.
Monodramatic Mon`o·dra·mat"ic adjective Pertaining to a monodrama.
Monody Mon"o·dy noun ;
plural Monodies . [ Latin
monodia , Greek ..., from ... singing alone;
mo`nos single + ... song: confer French
monodie . See
Ode .]
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 adjective [
Mono- +
dynamic .]
Possessing but one capacity or power. "
Monodynamic men."
De Quincey.
Monodynamism Mon`o·dy"na·mism noun The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force. G. H. Lewes.
Monogam Mon"o·gam noun (Botany) One of the Monogamia.
Monogamia Mon`o·ga"mi·a noun plural [ New Latin See
Monogamous .]
(Botany) 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 adjective [ See
Monogamous .]
1. Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy. 2. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers.
Monogamist Mo·nog"a·mist noun One who practices or upholds monogamy. Goldsmith.
Monogamous Mo·nog"a·mous adjective [ Latin
monogamus having but one wife, Greek ...;
mo`nos single + ... marriage.]
1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy. 2. (Botany) Same as Monogamian . 3. (Zoology) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals.
Monogamy Mo·nog"a·my noun [ Latin
monogamia , Greek ...: confer French
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. (Zoology) State of being paired with a single mate.
Monogastric Mon`o·gas"tric adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... belly.]
Having but a single stomach.
Monogenesis Mon`o·gen"e·sis noun [
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.) 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.) 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 adjective [ See
Monogenesis .]
1. (Geol.) One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; -- used of a mountain range. Dana. 2. (Biol.) Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; as, the monogenetic school of physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all beings.
Monogenic Mon`o·gen"ic adjective 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to monogenesis. 2. (Zoology) Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.
Monogenism Mo·nog"e·nism noun (Anthropol.) The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species.
Monogenist Mo·nog"e·nist noun (Anthropol.) One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; -- opposed to polygenist .
Monogenistic Mon`o·ge·nis"tic adjective Monogenic.
Monogenous Mo·nog"e·nous adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, monogenous , or asexual, reproduction.
Monogeny Mo·nog"e·ny noun 1. Monogenesis. 2. (Anthropol.) The doctrine that the members of the human race have all a common origin.
Monogoneutic Mon`o·go·neu"tic adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... offspring.]
(Zoology) Having but one brood in a season.
Monogram Mon"o·gram noun [ Latin
monogramma ; Greek
mo`nos single +
gra`mma letter, from
gra`fein to write: confer French
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. » 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 Mon"o·gram`mal adjective See Monogrammic .
Monogrammatic Mon`o·gram·mat"ic adjective Monogrammic.
Monogrammic Mon`o·gram"mic adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.
Monogrammous Mon"o·gram`mous adjective Monogrammic.
Monograph Mon"o·graph noun [
Mono- +
-graph .]
A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.
Monographer Mo·nog"ra·pher noun A writer of a monograph.
Monographic, Monographical Mon`o·graph"ic, Mon`o·graph"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
monographique .]
Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a monographic writing; a monographic picture. --
Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Monographist Mo·nog"ra·phist noun One who writes a monograph.
Monographous Mo·nog"ra·phous adjective Monographic. [ Obsolete]
Monography Mo·nog"ra·phy noun [
Mono- +
-graphy : confer French
monographie .]
1. Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing. 2. A monograph. [ Obsolete]
Monogyn Mon"o·gyn noun (Botany) One of the Monogynia.
Monogynia Mon`o·gyn"i·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos single + ... woman, female.]
(Botany) A Linnæan order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma.
Monogynian Mon`o·gyn"i·an adjective (Botany) Pertaining to the Monogynia; monogynous. --
noun One of the Monogynia.
Monogynous Mo·nog"y·nous adjective [ Confer French
monogyne .]
(Botany) Of or pertaining to Monogynia; having only one style or stigma.
Monogyny Mo·nog"y·ny noun [ See
Monogynia .]
1. Marriage with the one woman only. 2. (Botany) The state or condition of being monogynous.
Monohemerous Mon`o·hem"er·ous adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... day.]
(Medicine) Lasting but one day.
Monoicous Mo·noi"cous adjective (Botany) Monœcious.
Monolatry Mo·nol"a·try noun [
Mono- + Greek ... worship.]
Worship of a single deity.
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