Monolith Mon"o·lith noun [ French
monolithe , Latin
monolithus consisting of a single stone, Greek ...;
mo`nos single +
li`qos stone.]
A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.
Monolithal Mon"o·lith`al adjective Monolithic.
Monolithic Mon`o·lith"ic adjective Of or pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.
Monologist Mo·nol"o·gist noun [ See
Monologue .]
One who soliloquizes; esp., one who monopolizes conversation in company. De Quincey.
Monologue Mon"o·logue noun [ French
monologue , Greek ... speaking alone;
mo`nos alone, single, sole +
lo`gos speech, discourse,
le`gein to speak. See
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 noun [ Greek ....]
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 noun [ Latin
monomachia , Greek ..., from ... fighting in single combat;
mo`nos single, alone + ... to fight.]
A duel; single combat. "The duello or
monomachia ."
Sir W. Scott.
Monomachist Mo·nom"a·chist noun One who fights in single combat; a duelist.
Monomane Mon"o·mane noun A monomaniac. [ R.]
Monomania Mon`o·ma"ni·a noun [
Mono- +
mania .]
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 Mon`oma"ni·ac noun A person affected by monomania.
Monomaniac, Monomaniacal Mon`oma"ni·ac, Mon`oma"ni·a·cal adjective [ Confer French
monomaniaque .]
Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal delusion.
Monome Mon"ome noun [ French, from Greek
mo`nos single +
-nome as in
binome . See
Binomial .]
(Math.) A monomial.
Monomerous Mo·nom"er·ous adjective [ Greek
mo`nos single;
mo`nos alone + ... part.]
1. (Botany) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil. 2. (Zoology) Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of certain insects.
Monometallic Mon`o·me·tal"lic adjective Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.
Monometallism Mon`o·met"al·lism noun [
Mono- +
metal .]
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 Mon`o·met"al·list noun One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc.
Monometer Mo·nom"e·ter noun [ Greek ... of one meter;
mo`nos single + ... measure.]
A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.
Monometric Mon`o·met"ric adjective [ Confer French
monométrique .]
(Crystallog.) Same as Isometric .
Monomial Mo·no"mi·al noun [ See
Monome ,
Binomial .]
(Alg.) A single algebraic expression; that is, an expression unconnected with any other by the sign of addition, substraction, equality, or inequality.
Monomial Mo·no"mi·al adjective (Alg.) Consisting of but a single term or expression.
Monomorphic, Monomorphous Mon`o·mor"phic, Mon`o·mor"phous adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... form.]
(Biol.) 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 noun [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos alone + ... the navel.]
A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a common umbilicus.
Monomya Mo·no"my·a Mon`o*my*a"ri*a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek mo`nos single + ..., ..., muscle.] (Zoology) An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.
Monomyarian, Monomyary Mon`o·my"a·ri·an, Mon`o·my"a·ry adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Monomya. --
noun One of the Monomya.
Mononomial Mon`o·no"mi·al noun & adjective Monomyal.
Monoousian, Monoousious Mon`o·ou"si·an, Mon`o·ou"si·ous adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... being, substance, essence.]
(Theil.) Having but one and the same nature or essence.
Monopathy Mo·nop"a·thy noun [ Greek ...;
mo`nos alone + ..., ..., to suffer.]
Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function. --
Mon`o*path"ic ,
adjective
Monopersonal Mon`o·per"son·al adjective [
Mono- +
personal .]
Having but one person, or form of existence.
Monopetalous Mon`o·pet"al·ous adjective [
Mono- +
petal : confer French
monopétale .]
(Botany) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous. » 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 adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... to show.]
Having one and the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.
Monophonic Mon`o·phon"ic adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... a voice.]
(Mus.) Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; -- opposed to polyphonic .
Monophthong Mon"oph·thong noun [ Greek ... with one sound;
mo`nos alone + ... sound, voice.]
1. A single uncompounded vowel sound. 2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.
Monophthongal Mon`oph·thon"gal adjective Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.
Monophyletic Mon`o·phy·let"ic adjective [ Greek ... of one tribe, from
mo`nos single + ... clan.]
(Biol.) 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 adjective [ Greek
mono`fyllos ;
mo`nos alone +
fy`llon leaf: confer French
monophylle .]
(Botany) One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a monophyllous involucre or calyx.
Monophyodont Mon`o·phy"o·dont adjective [ Greek
mo`nos single (
mo`nos alone + ... to produce) +
'odoy`s ,
'odo`ntos , a tooth.]
(Anat.) Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to diphyodont .
Monophysite Mo·noph"y·site noun [ Greek ...;
mo`nos single + ... nature: confer French
monophysite .]
(Eccl. Hist.) 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 Mon`o·phy·sit"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.
Monoplast Mon"o·plast noun [
Mono- +
-plast .]
(Biol.) A monoplastic element.
Monoplastic Mon`o·plas"tic adjective [
Mono- +
-plastic .]
(Biol.) That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element.
Monoplegia Mon`ople"gi·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos single + ... a stroke.]
(Medicine) Paralysis affecting a single limb.
Monopneumona Mon`op·neu"mo·na noun plural [ New Latin See
Mono- , and
Pneumonia .]
(Zoology) A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [ Written also
monopneumonia .]
Monopode Mon"o·pode noun 1. One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot. Sir J. Mandeville. Lowell. 2. (Botany) A monopodium.
Monopodial Mon`o·po"di·al adjective (Botany) Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.
Monopodium Mon`o·po"di·um noun ;
plural Latin
Monopodia , English
-ums . [ Latin See
Monopody .]
(Botany) A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to sympodium .
Monopody Mo·nop"o·dy noun [
Mono- + Greek
poy`s ,
podo`s , foot: confer ..., ..., one-footed.]
(Pros.) A measure of but a single foot.
Monopoler Mo·nop"o·ler noun A monopolist. [ Obsolete]
Monopolist Mo·nop"o·list (mo*nŏp"o*lĭst)
noun One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.
Monopolistic Mo·nop`o·lis"tic (-lĭs"tĭk)
adjective Of or pertaining to a monopolist. North Am. Rev.
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