Chapter 996

Monocephalous <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*ceph"a*lous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ head.] (Bot.) Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.

Monoceros <Xpage=939>

Mo*noc"e*ros (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ alone, single + <?/ horn.] 1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn.

Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser.

2. (Astron.) The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.

Monochlamydeous <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/, <?/, cloak: cf. F. monochlamyd\'82 .] (Bot.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx.

Monochord <Xpage=939>

Mon"o*chord (?) , n. [L. monochordon , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ with but one string; <?/ only, single + <?/ string: cf. F. monocorde . See Chord , and cf. Mainchord .] (Mus.) 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 <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*chro*mat"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. monochromatique . See Monochrome .] 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 <Xpage=939>

Mon"o*chrome (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ of one color; <?/ single + <?/ color: cf. F. monochrome .] A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.

Monochromic <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*chro"mic (?) , a. Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture . <-- = also, monochromatic, monochrome -->

Monochromy <Xpage=939>

Mon"o*chro`my (?) , n. The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.

Monochronic <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*chron"ic (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ time.] Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.

Monociliated <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*cil"i*a`ted (?) , a. [ Mono- + ciliated .] (Biol.) Having but one cilium.

Monocle <Xpage=939>

Mon"o*cle (?) , n. [F. See Monocular .] An eyeglass for one eye.

Simmonds.

Monoclinal <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*cli"nal (?) , a. [See Monoclinic .] (Geol.) Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.

Monocline <Xpage=939>

Mon"o*cline (?) , n. (Geol.) A monoclinal fold.

Monoclinic <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*clin"ic (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ to incline.] (Crystallog.) 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 <Xpage=939>

Mo*noc"li*nous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ couch, fr. <?/ to lie down: cf. F. monocline .] (Bot.) Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.

Monocondyla <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*con"dy*la (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Mono- , and Condyle .] (Zo\'94l.) A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.

Monocotyl <Xpage=939>

Mon"o*co*tyl (?) , n. (Bot.) Any monocotyledonous plant.

Monocotyle <Xpage=939>

Mon"o*co*tyle (?) , a. [Cf. F. monocotyle .] (Bot.) Monocotyledonous.

Monocotyledon <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*cot`y*le"don (?) , n. [ Mono- + cotyledon : cf. F. monocotyl\'82done .] (Bot.) A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe.

&hand; 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 <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous (?) , a. [Cf. F. monocotyl\'82don\'82 .] (Bot.) Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf.

Lindley.

Monocracy <Xpage=939>

Mo*noc"ra*cy (?) , n. [ Mono- + -cracy , as in democracy .] Government by a single person; undivided rule.

Sydney Smith.

Monocrat <Xpage=939>

Mon"o*crat (?) , n. [Cf. Gr. <?/ ruling alone.] One who governs alone.

Monocrotic <Xpage=939>

Mon`o*crot"ic (?) , a. (Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a monocrotic pulse; a pulse of the monocrotic type.

Monocrotism <Xpage=939>

Mo*noc"ro*tism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ alone + <?/ a beating.] (Physiol.) That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.

Monocular <Xpage=939>

Mo*noc"u*lar (?) , a. [L. monoculus ; Gr. <?/ single + L. 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 .

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Monocule <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*cule (?) , n. [See Monocular .] (Zo\'94l.) A small crustacean with one median eye.

Monoculous <Xpage=940>

Mo*noc"u*lous (?) , a. Monocular.

Glanvill.

Monocystic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*cys"tic (?) , a. [See Mono- , and Cyst .] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to a division ( Monocystidea ) of Gregarinida, in which the body consists of one sac.

Monodactylous <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*dac"tyl*ous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ single + <?/ finger: cf. F. monodactyle .] (Zo\'94l.) Having but one finger or claw.

Monodelph, Monodelphian <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*delph (?) , Mon`o*del"phi*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Monodelphia.

Monodelphia <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*del"phi*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ the womb.] (Zo\'94l.) The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals; the Placentalia. See Mammalia .

Monodelphic, Monodelphous <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*del"phic (?) , Mon`o*del"phous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.

Monodic, Monodical <Xpage=940>

Mo*nod"ic (?) , Mo*nod"ic*al (?) , a. [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 <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*di*met"ric (?) , a. [ Mono- + dimetric .] (Crystallog.) Dimetric.

Monodist <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*dist (?) , n. A writer of a monody.

Monodrama, Monodrame <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*dra`ma (?) , Mon"o*drame (?) , n. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ drama.] A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.

Monodramatic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*dra*mat"ic (?) , a. Pertaining to a monodrama.

Monody <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*dy (?) , n. ; pl. Monodies (#) . [L. monodia , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ singing alone; <?/ single + <?/ song: cf. F. monodie . See Ode .] A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.

Monodynamic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*dy*nam"ic (?) , a. [ Mono- + dynamic .] Possessing but one capacity or power. " Monodynamic men."

De Quincey.

Monodynamism <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*dy"na*mism (?) , n. The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force.

G. H. Lewes.

Mon\'d2cia <Xpage=940>

Mo*n\'d2"ci*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ house.] (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant.

Mon\'d2cian <Xpage=940>

Mo*n\'d2"cian (?) , a. 1. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Mon\'d2cia; mon\'d2cious. -- n. One of the Mon\'d2cia.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A mon\'d2cious animal, as certain mollusks.

Mon\'d2cious <Xpage=940>

Mo*n\'d2"cious (?) , a. (Biol.) Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to di\'d2cious .

Mon\'d2cism <Xpage=940>

Mo*n\'d2"cism (?) , n. (Biol.) The state or condition of being mon\'d2cious.

Monogam <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*gam (?) , n. (Bot.) One of the Monogamia.

Monogamia <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*ga"mi*a (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Monogamous .] (Bot.) A Linn\'91an order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus Lobelia .

Monogamian, Monogamic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*ga"mi*an (?) , Mon`o*gam"ic (?) , a. [See Monogamous .] 1. Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.

2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers.

Monogamist <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"a*mist (?) , n. One who practices or upholds monogamy.

Goldsmith.

Monogamous <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"a*mous (?) , a. [L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr. <?/; <?/ single + <?/ marriage.] 1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.

2. (Bot.) Same as Monogamian .

3. (Zo\'94l.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals.

Monogamy <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"a*my (?) , n. [L. monogamia , Gr. <?/: cf. F. 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. (Zo\'94l.) State of being paired with a single mate.

Monogastric <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*gas"tric (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ belly.] Having but a single stomach.

Monogenesis <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*gen"e*sis (?) , n. [ 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 <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*ge*net"ic (?) , a. [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 <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*gen"ic (?) , a. 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to monogenesis.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.

Monogenism <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"e*nism (?) , n. (Anthropol.) The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species.

Monogenist <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"e*nist (?) , n. (Anthropol.) One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; -- opposed to polygenist .

Monogenistic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*ge*nis"tic (?) , a. Monogenic.

Monogenous <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"e*nous (?) , a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, monogenous , or asexual, reproduction .

Monogeny <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"e*ny (?) , n. 1. Monogenesis.

2. (Anthropol.) The doctrine that the members of the human race have all a common origin.

Monogoneutic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*go*neu"tic (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ offspring.] (Zo\'94l.) Having but one brood in a season.

Monogram <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*gram (?) , n. [L. monogramma ; Gr. <?/ single + <?/ letter, fr. <?/ to write: cf. F. 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.

&hand; 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.]

<-- monogram v. to inscribe or ornament with a monogram -->

Monogrammal <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*gram`mal (?) , a. See Monogrammic .

Monogrammatic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*gram*mat"ic (?) , a. Monogrammic.

Monogrammic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*gram"mic (?) , a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.

Monogrammous <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*gram`mous (?) , a. Monogrammic.

Monograph <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*graph (?) , n. [ 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 <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"ra*pher (?) , n. A writer of a monograph.

Monographic, Monographical <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*graph"ic (?) , Mon`o*graph"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. monographique .] 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 <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"ra*phist (?) , n. One who writes a monograph.

Monographous <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"ra*phous (?) , a. Monographic. [Obs.]

Monography <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"ra*phy (?) , n. [ Mono- + -graphy : cf. F. monographie .] 1. Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing.

2. A monograph. [Obs.]

Monogyn <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*gyn (?) , n. (Bot.) One of the Monogynia.

Monogynia <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*gyn"i*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ woman, female.] (Bot.) A Linn\'91an order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma.

Monogynian <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*gyn"i*an (?) , a. (Bot.) Pertaining to the Monogynia; monogynous. -- n. One of the Monogynia.

Monogynous <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"y*nous (?) , a. [Cf. F. monogyne .] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to Monogynia; having only one style or stigma.

Monogyny <Xpage=940>

Mo*nog"y*ny (?) , n. [See Monogynia .] 1. Marriage with the one woman only.

2. (Bot.) The state or condition of being monogynous.

Monohemerous <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*hem"er*ous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ day.] (Med.) Lasting but one day.

Monoicous <Xpage=940>

Mo*noi"cous (?) , a. (Bot.) Mon\'d2cious.

Monolatry <Xpage=940>

Mo*nol"a*try (?) , n. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ worship.] Worship of a single deity.

Monolith <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*lith (?) , n. [F. monolithe , L. monolithus consisting of a single stone, Gr. <?/; <?/ single + <?/ stone.] A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.

Monolithal <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*lith`al (?) , a. Monolithic.

Monolithic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*lith"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.

Monologist <Xpage=940>

Mo*nol"o*gist (?) , n. [See Monologue .] One who soliloquizes; esp., one who monopolizes conversation in company.

De Quincey.

Monologue <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*logue (?) , n. [F. monologue , Gr. <?/ speaking alone; <?/ alone, single, sole + <?/ speech, discourse, <?/ 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 <Xpage=940>

Mo*nol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/.] 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 <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*ma"chi*a (?) , Mo*nom"a*chy (?) , n. [L. monomachia , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ fighting in single combat; <?/ single, alone + <?/ to fight.] A duel; single combat. "The duello or monomachia ."

Sir W. Scott.

Monomachist <Xpage=940>

Mo*nom"a*chist (?) , n. One who fights in single combat; a duelist.

Monomane <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*mane (?) , n. A monomaniac. [R.]

Monomania <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*ma"ni*a (?) , n. [ 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 <Xpage=940>

Mon`oma"ni*ac (?) , n. A person affected by monomania.

Monomaniac, Monomaniacal <Xpage=940>

Mon`oma"ni*ac (?) , Mon`oma"ni*a*cal (?) , a. [Cf. F. monomaniaque .] Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal delusion .

Monome <Xpage=940>

Mon"ome (?) , n. [F., fr. Gr. <?/ single + -nome as in binome . See Binomial .] (Math.) A monomial.

<-- Monomer. (Chem.) The basic conceptual building unit of a polymer. --> <-- Monomeric. (Chem.) Not linked with other units of the same kind, opposed to polymeric -->

Monomerous <Xpage=940>