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mono
1[ mon-oh ]
mono
2[ mon-oh ]
adjective
mono-
3- a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” ( monogamy ); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness ( monolayer ) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particular element ( monohydrate ).
mono
1/ ˈmɒnəʊ /
noun
- monophonic sound; monophony
mono-
2combining_form
- one; single
monorail
monochrome
- indicating that a chemical compound contains a single specified atom or group
monoxide
mono–
- A prefix that means “one, only, single,” as in monochromatic, having only one color. It is often found in chemical names where it means “containing just one” of the specified atom or group, as in carbon monoxide, which is carbon attached to a single oxygen atom.
Word History and Origins
Origin of mono1
Origin of mono2
Origin of mono3
Word History and Origins
Origin of mono1
Example Sentences
Teenagers or young adults may experience a bout of debilitating fatigue called infectious mononucleosis, or mono, that can last weeks or months.
People who had mono are more likely to develop cancers such as Hodgkin’s lymphoma than people who didn’t.
If you only want to listen to music through one earphone, or you need to pay attention to the outside world while watching movies on your computer, consider switching Windows to mono rather than stereo sound.
Once you turn it on, all of the applications on your system will emit sound in mono.
The official diagnosis: a mono-like virus that makes you really, really tired.
The exclusive packages, which include glass, a frame and shade, a mono earbud, and a case, will launch June 23.
Most recently—and most notably—there is Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings.
In mono form, the tone is unified, and the sound is more enclosed and less precision tooled.
A mono-cell, the amoeba, was able to reproduce itself by the simple stratagem of sub-division.
The night was broken with drunken yells, the random discharge of fire-arms, and the mono-tone of heavy feet.
As the distance decreases, the echo repeats fewer syllables till it becomes mono-syllabic.
Some models are equipped with a di-pole or mono-pole antenna mounted at the cabinet back.
Since the name "mono" indicates one it is best to think of it as one plane although it may be in two parts.
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