*mono*

n. 1. one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks; same as ammonite.
Syn. -- ammonite [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Angio- + monospermous. ] (Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; warp, thread; &unr_; to stand. ] (Bot.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + kra`tos strength: cf. F. démonocratie. ] The power or government of demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

A demonocracy of unclean spirits. H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + -graph + -er. ] A demonologist. [ R. ] Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + latrei`a worship, &unr_; to serve, worship: cf. F. démonolâtrie. ] The worship of demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in demonology. R. North.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. démonologique. ] Of or pertaining to demonology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + -logy: cf. F. démonologie. ] A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + magei`a magic. ] Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black or infernal magic. Bp. Hurd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + mania. ] A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself possessed of devils. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. One in subjection to a demon, or to demons. [ R. ] Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + no`mos law. ] The dominion of demons. [ R. ] Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; double + &unr_; the warp, a thread. ] (Bot.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium. R. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gnomon + -logy. Cf. Gnomonology. ] A treatise on gnomonics. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. "aplo`os simple + sth`mwn a thread.] (Bot.) Having but one series of stamens, and that equal in number to the proper number of petals; isostemonous. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. "armoni`a harmony + meter: cf. F. harmonometre.] An instrument for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds. It is often a monochord furnished with movable bridges. [1913 Webster]

a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to homonomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Homo- + Gr. &unr_; law. ] (Biol.) The homology of parts arranged on transverse axes. Haeckel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Iso- + Gr. sth`mwn thread. ] (Bot.) Having exactly as many stamens as petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -nos /plu>. [ Jap., article of clothing, fr. ki to wear + mono thing. ] 1. A kind of loose robe or gown tied with a sash, worn as a traditional outer garment by Japanese women and men. Women may wear it with a broad sash called an obi, having a large bow in the back. At present (1998), most Japanese wear it only at home or on ceremonial occasions, western-style clothing being more common in the workplace. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. A similar gown worn as a dressing gown by women of Western nations. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Physics), a hypothetical subatomic particle having only one type of magnetic charge, the magnetic analogue of an electrically charged particle; it has only one magnetic pole instead of the two observed in all common magnetic object; -- it was still not observed as of 1998. [ PJC ]

a. [ Gr. mei`wn smaller + &unr_; warp, thread. ] (Bot.) Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one atom, one radical, or one group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Zool.) The black howler (Mycetes villosus), a monkey of Central America. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + basic. ] (Chem.) Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; -- said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are monobasic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + carbonic. ] (Chem.) Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid. The more common term is monocarboxylic. Contrasted with dicarboxylic, tricarboxylic, etc. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; heart. ] (Zool.) Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians. -- n. An animal having a single heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A monocarpic plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + carpellary. ] (Bot.) Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; fruit: cf. F. monocarpe. ] (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. kefalh` head. ] (Bot.) Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; mo`nos alone, single + ke`ras horn. ] 1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, cloak: cf. F. monochlamydé. ] (Bot.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. monochordon, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; with but one string; &unr_; only, single + &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. monochromatique. See Monochrome. ] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only. [ 1913 Webster ]

Monochromatic lamp (Opt.), a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; of one color; mo`nos single + &unr_; color: cf. F. monochrome. ] A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture. Called also, monochromatic and monochrome. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. The art of painting or drawing in monochrome. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; time. ] Existing at the same time; contemporaneous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + ciliated. ] (Biol.) Having but one cilium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Monocular. ] An eyeglass for one eye. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Monoclinic. ] (Geol.) Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geol.) A monoclinal fold. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; couch, fr. &unr_; to lie down: cf. F. monocline. ] (Bot.) Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Mono-, and Condyle. ] (Zool.) A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida. [ 1913 Webster ]