mono

¹

[ mon-oh ]

noun

, Informal.

1. infectious mononucleosis.

mono

²

[ mon-oh ]

adjective

1. monophonic ( def 2 ).

mono-

³

1. 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

combining_form

1. one; single

   monorail

   monochrome

2. indicating that a chemical compound contains a single specified atom or group

   monoxide

mono

²

/ ˈmɒnəʊ /

adjective

1. See monophonic
   short for monophonic

noun

1. monophonic sound; monophony

mono–

1. 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

By shortening

Origin of mono²

By shortening

Origin of mono³

From Greek, combining form of mónos “alone”

Word History and Origins

Origin of mono¹

from Greek monos

Example Sentences

Teenagers or young adults may experience a bout of debilitating fatigue called infectious mononucleosis, or mono, that can last weeks or months.

From Science News

People who had mono are more likely to develop cancers such as Hodgkin’s lymphoma than people who didn’t.

From Science News

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.

From Popular-Science

Once you turn it on, all of the applications on your system will emit sound in mono.

From Popular-Science

The official diagnosis: a mono-like virus that makes you really, really tired.

From The Daily Beast

The exclusive packages, which include glass, a frame and shade, a mono earbud, and a case, will launch June 23.

From The Daily Beast

Most recently—and most notably—there is Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings.

From The Daily Beast

In mono form, the tone is unified, and the sound is more enclosed and less precision tooled.

From The Daily Beast

A mono-cell, the amoeba, was able to reproduce itself by the simple stratagem of sub-division.

From Project Gutenberg

The night was broken with drunken yells, the random discharge of fire-arms, and the mono-tone of heavy feet.

From Project Gutenberg

As the distance decreases, the echo repeats fewer syllables till it becomes mono-syllabic.

From Project Gutenberg

Some models are equipped with a di-pole or mono-pole antenna mounted at the cabinet back.

From Project Gutenberg

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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