Chapter 997

Mo*nom"er*ous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ single; <?/ alone + <?/ part.] 1. (Bot.) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of certain insects.

Monometallic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*me*tal"lic (?) , a. Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.

Monometallism <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*met"al*lism (?) , n. [ 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 <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*met"al*list (?) , n. One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc.

Monometer <Xpage=940>

Mo*nom"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ of one meter; <?/ single + <?/ measure.] A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.

Monometric <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*met"ric (?) , a. [Cf. F. monom\'82trique .] (Crystallog.) Same as Isometric .

Monomial <Xpage=940>

Mo*no"mi*al (?) , n. [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 <Xpage=940>

Mo*no"mi*al , a. (Alg.) Consisting of but a single term or expression.

Monomorphic, Monomorphous <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*mor"phic (?) , Mon`o*mor"phous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ 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 <Xpage=940>

Mo*nom"pha*lus (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ alone + <?/ the navel.] A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a common umbilicus.

Monomya, Monomyaria <Xpage=940>

Mo*no"my*a (?) , Mon`o*my*a"ri*a (?) , n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/, <?/, muscle.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.

Monomyarian, Monomyary <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*my"a*ri*an (?) , Mon`o*my"a*ry (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Monomya. -- n. One of the Monomya.

Mononomial <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*no"mi*al (?) , n. & a. Monomyal.

Monoousian, Monoousious <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*ou"si*an (?) , Mon`o*ou"si*ous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ being, substance, essence.] (Theil.) Having but one and the same nature or essence.

Monopathy <Xpage=940>

Mo*nop"a*thy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ alone + <?/, <?/, to suffer.] Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function. -- Mon`o*path"ic , a.

Monopersonal <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*per"son*al (?) , a. [ Mono- + personal .] Having but one person, or form of existence.

Monopetalous <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*pet"al*ous (?) , a. [ Mono- + petal : cf. F. monop\'82tale .] (Bot.) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.

&hand; 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 <Xpage=940>

Mo*noph"a*nous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ to show.] Having one the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.

Monophonic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*phon"ic (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ a voice.] (Mus.) Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition ; -- opposed to polyphonic .

Monophthong <Xpage=940>

Mon"oph*thong (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ with one sound; <?/ alone + <?/ sound, voice.] 1. A single uncompounded vowel sound.

2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.

Monophthongal <Xpage=940>

Mon`oph*thon"gal (?) , a. Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.

Monophyletic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*phy*let"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ of one tribe, fr. <?/ 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 <Xpage=940>

Mo*noph"yl*lous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ alone + <?/ leaf: cf. F. monophylle .] (Bot.) One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a monophyllous involucre or calyx .

Monophyodont <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*phy"o*dont (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ single (<?/ alone + <?/ to produce) + <?/, <?/, a tooth.] (Anat.) Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to diphyodont .

Monophysite <Xpage=940>

Mo*noph"y*site (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ single + <?/ nature: cf. F. 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 <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*phy*sit"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.

Monoplast <Xpage=940>

Mon"o*plast (?) , n. [ Mono- + -plast .] (Biol.) A monoplastic element.

Monoplastic <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*plas"tic (?) , a. [ Mono- + -plastic .] (Biol.) That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element .

Monoplegia <Xpage=940>

Mon`ople"gi*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ a stroke.] (Med.) Paralysis affecting a single limb.

Monopneumona <Xpage=940>

Mon`op*neu"mo*na (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Mono- , and Pneumonia .] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [Written also monopneumonia .]

Monopode <Xpage=940>

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.) A monopodium.

Monopodial <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*po"di*al (?) , a. (Bot.) Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.

Monopodium <Xpage=940>

Mon`o*po"di*um (?) , n. ; pl. L. Monopodia (#) , E. -ums (#) . [L. See Monopody .] (Bot.) A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to sympodium .

Monopody <Xpage=940>

Mo*nop"o*dy (?) , n. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/, <?/, foot: cf. <?/, <?/, one-footed.] (Pros.) A measure of but a single foot.

Monopoler <Xpage=940>

Mo*nop"o*ler (?) , n. A monopolist. [Obs.]

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Monopolist <Xpage=941>

Mo*nop"o*list (?) , n. One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.

Monopolistic <Xpage=941>

Mo*nop`o*lis"tic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a monopolist.

North Am. Rev.

Monopolite <Xpage=941>

Mo*nop"o*lite (?) , n. A monopolist.

Sylvester.

Monopolize <Xpage=941>

Mo*nop"o*lize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Monopolized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Monopolizing (?) .] [From Monopoly .] 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 <Xpage=941>

Mo*nop"o*li`zer (?) , n. One who monopolizes.

Monopoly <Xpage=941>

Mo*nop"o*ly (?) , n. ; pl. Monopolies (#) . [L. monopolium , Gr. <?/, <?/; <?/ alone + <?/ to sell.] 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 <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*pol"y*logue (?) , n. [ Mono- + Gr. poly`s many + lo`gos speech.] An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.

Monopsychism <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*psy"chism (?) , n. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ soul.] The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.

Monopteral <Xpage=941>

Mo*nop"ter*al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ with a row of pillars only; <?/ alone, only + <?/ feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F. monopt\'8are .] (Arch.) Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.

Monopteron <Xpage=941>

Mo*nop"ter*on (?) , n. ; pl. Monoptera (#) . [NL. See Monopteral .] (Arch.) A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.

Monoptote <Xpage=941>

Mon"op*tote (?) , n. [L. monoptotum , Gr. <?/; mo`nos single + <?/ apt to fall, fallen, fr. <?/ to fall; cf. <?/ case.] (Gram.) 1. A noun having only one case.

Andrews.

2. A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.

Monopyrenous <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*py*re"nous (?) , a. [ Mono- + pyrene .] (Bot.) Having but a single stone or kernel.

Monorganic <Xpage=941>

Mon`or*gan"ic (?) , a. [ Mon- + organic .] (Biol. & Med.) Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.

Monorhina <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*rhi"na (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/, <?/, nose.] (Zo\'94l.) The Marsipobranchiata.

Monorhyme <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*rhyme (?) , n. [ Mono- + rhyme : cf. F. monorime .] A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.

Monosepalous <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*sep"al*ous (?) , a. [ Mono- + sepal : cf. F. monos\'82pale .] (Bot.) Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.

&hand; 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 <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*sperm (?) , n. (Bot.) A monospermous plant.

Monospermal, Monospermous <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*sper"mal (?) , Mon`o*sper"mous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ seed: cf. F. monosperme .] (Bot.) Having only one seed.

Monospherical <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*spher"ic*al (?) , a. [ Mono- + spherical .] Consisting of one sphere only.

Monostich <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*stich (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, from <?/ consisting of one verse; <?/ single + <?/ line, verse.] A composition consisting of one verse only.

Monostichous <Xpage=941>

Mo*nos"ti*chous (?) , a. [See Monostich .] (Bot.) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chlorid\'91 .

Monostrophe <Xpage=941>

Mo*nos"tro*phe (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ monostrophic.] A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.

Monostrophic <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*stroph"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ single + <?/ strophe.] (Pros.) Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure.

Milton.

Monosulphide <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*sul"phide (?) , n. [ Mono- + sulphide .] (Chem.) A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; -- contrasted with a polysulphide ; as, galena is a monosulphide .

Monosulphuret <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*sul"phu*ret (?) , n. [ Mono- + sulphuret .] (Chem.) See Monosulphide .

Monosyllabic <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*syl*lab"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. monosyllabique .] Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. -- Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly (#) , adv.

Monosyllabism <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*syl"la*bism (?) , n. The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.

Monosyllable <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*syl`la*ble (?) , n. [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. <?/: cf. F. monosyllabe . See Mono- , Syllable .] A word of one syllable.

Monosyllabled <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*syl`la*bled (?) , a. Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables.

Cleveland.

Monosymmetric, Monosymmetrical <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*sym*met"ric (?) , Mon`o*sym*met"ric*al (?) , a. [ Mono- + symmetric , -ical .] (Crystallog.) Same as Monoclinic .

Monotessaron <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*tes"sa*ron (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ four.] A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [R.]

Monothalama <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*thal"a*ma (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ a chamber.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.

Monothalaman <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*thal"a*man (?) , n. [See Monothalamous .] (Zo\'94l.) A foraminifer having but one chamber.

Monothalamous <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*thal"a*mous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ chamber: cf. F. monothalame .] (Zo\'94l.) One-chambered.

Monothalmic <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*thal"mic (?) , a. [See Monothalamous .] (Bot.) Formed from one pistil; -- said of fruits.

R. Brown.

Monothecal <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*the"cal (?) , a. [ Mono- + Br. <?/ box.] (Bot.) Having a single loculament.

Monotheism <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*the*ism (?) , n. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ god: cf. F. monoth\'82isme .] The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

Monotheist <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*the*ist , n. [Cf. F. monoth\'82iste .] One who believes that there is but one God.

Monotheistic <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*the*is"tic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to monotheism.

Monothelism, Monothelitism <Xpage=941>

Mo*noth"e*lism (?) , Mo*noth"e*li*tism (?) , n. [Cf. F. monoth\'82lisme , monoth\'82litisme .] The doctrine of the Monothelites.

Monothelite <Xpage=941>

Mo*noth"e*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ alone, only + <?/, <?/, to will, be willing: cf. F. monoth\'82lite .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. Monophysite .

Gibbon.

Monothelitic <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*the*lit"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.

Monotocous <Xpage=941>

Mo*not"o*cous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ birth, offspring.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Uniparous; laying a single egg.

Monotomous <Xpage=941>

Mo*not"o*mous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/ cutting, fr. <?/ to cut.] (Min.) Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.

Monotone <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*tone (?) , n. [See Monotonous , Monotony .] 1. (Mus.) A single unvaried tone or sound.

2. (Rhet.) The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.

Monotonic, Monotonical <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*ton"ic (?) , Mon`o*ton"ic*al (?) , a. Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous. " Monotonical declamation."

Chesterfield.

Monotonist <Xpage=941>

Mo*not"o*nist (?) , n. One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced.

Richardson.

Monotonous <Xpage=941>

Mo*not"o*nous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ alone, single + <?/ tone. See Tone .] 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 <Xpage=941>

Mo*not"o*ny (?) , n. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. 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 <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*trem"a*ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ hole.] (Zo\'94l.) 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 <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*trem"a*tous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.

Monotreme <Xpage=941>

Mon"o*treme (?) , n. [Cf. F. monotr\'8ame .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Monotremata.

Monotriglyph <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*tri"glyph (?) , n. [ Mono- + triglyph : cf. F. monotriglyphe .] (Arch.) A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.

Monotropa <Xpage=941>

Mo*not"ro*pa (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ turn, from <?/ to turn.] (Bot.) 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 <Xpage=941>