Webster's Dictionary 1913

4780

Monosulphuret

Mon′o‐sul″phu‐ret (?), n. [Mono- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) See Monosulphide.

4781

Monosyllabic

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 ...

4782

Monosyllabism

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

4783

Monosyllable

Mon″o‐syl′la‐ble (?), n. [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. �: cf. F. monosyllabe. See Mono-, Syllable.] A word of one syllable.

4784

Monosyllabled

Mon″o‐syl′la‐bled (?), a. Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables. Cleveland.

4785

Monosymmetric

{ Mon′o‐sym‐met″ric (?), Mon′o‐sym‐met″ric‐al (?), } a. [Mono- + symmetric, -ical.] (Crystallog.) Same as Monoclinic.

4786

Monotessaron

Mon′o‐tes″sa‐ron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μόνοσ single + � four.] A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony.

4787

Monothalama

‖Mon′o‐thal″a‐ma (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. μόνοσ single + θάλαμοσ a chamber.] (Zoöl.) A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.

4788

Monothalaman

Mon′o‐thal″a‐man (?), n. [See Monothalamous.] (Zoöl.) A foraminifer having but one chamber.

4789

Monothalamous

Mon′o‐thal″a‐mous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. θάλαμοσ chamber: cf. F. monothalame.] (Zoöl.) One-chambered.

4790

Monothalmic

Mon′o‐thal″mic (?), a. [See Monothalamous.] (Bot.) Formed from one pistil; — said of fruits. R. Brown.

4791

Monothecal

Mon′o‐the″cal (?), a. [Mono- + Br. � box.] (Bot.) Having a single loculament.

4792

Monotheism

Mon″o‐the‐ism (?), n. [Mono- + Gr. � god: cf. F. monothéisme.] The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

4793

Monotheist

Mon″o‐the‐ist, n. [Cf. F. monothéiste.] One who believes that there is but one God.

4794

Monotheistic

Mon′o‐the‐is″tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to monotheism.

4795

Monothelism

{ Mo‐noth″e‐lism (?), Mo‐noth″e‐li‐tism (?), } n. [Cf. F. monothélisme, monothélitisme.] The doctrine of the Monothelites.

4796

Monothelite

Mo‐noth″e‐lite (?), n. [Gr. �; μόνοσ alone, only + �, �, to will, be willing: cf. F. monothélite.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as ...

4797

Monothelitic

Mon′o‐the‐lit″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.

4798

Monotocous

Mo‐not″o‐cous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � birth, offspring.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.2. (Zoöl.) Uniparous; laying a single egg.

4799

Monotomous

Mo‐not″o‐mous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � cutting, fr. τέμνειν to cut.] (Min.) Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.

4800

Monotone

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 k...

4801

Monotonic

{ Mon′o‐ton″ic (?), Mon′o‐ton″ic‐al (?), } a. Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous. “Monotonical declamation.” Chesterfield.

4802

Monotonist

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

4803

Monotonous

Mo‐not″o‐nous (?), a. [Gr. �; μόνοσ alone, single + � tone. See Tone.] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change o...

4804

Monotony

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 speakin...

4805

Monotremata

‖Mon′o‐trem″a‐ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. μόνοσ single + � hole.] (Zoöl.) A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary sys...

4806

Monotrematous

Mon′o‐trem″a‐tous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.