mono

[ mon-oh ]

/ ˈmɒn oʊ /

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noun Informal.

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Origin of mono

By shortening

Words nearby mono

Monks' Mound, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Monnet, monnion, mono, monoacetin, monoacid, monoalphabetic substitution, monoamine, monoamine oxidase

Other definitions for mono (2 of 3)

mono²

[ mon-oh ]

/ ˈmɒn oʊ /

adjective

monophonic (def. 2).

Origin of mono

By shortening

Other definitions for mono (3 of 3)

mono-

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).

Also especially before a vowel, mon- .

Origin of mono-

From Greek, combining form of mónos “alone”

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How to use mono in a sentence

Teenagers or young adults may experience a bout of debilitating fatigue called infectious mononucleosis, or mono, that can last weeks or months.
Multiple sclerosis has a common viral culprit, opening doors to new approaches|Erin Garcia de Jesús|August 11, 2022|Science News
People who had mono are more likely to develop cancers such as Hodgkin’s lymphoma than people who didn’t.
Multiple sclerosis has a common viral culprit, opening doors to new approaches|Erin Garcia de Jesús|August 11, 2022|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.
12 ways to make your computer look and sound better|David Nield|October 10, 2021|Popular-Science
Once you turn it on, all of the applications on your system will emit sound in mono.
12 ways to make your computer look and sound better|David Nield|October 10, 2021|Popular-Science

The official diagnosis: a mono-like virus that makes you really, really tired.
Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush|Sujay Kumar|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The exclusive packages, which include glass, a frame and shade, a mono earbud, and a case, will launch June 23.
Net-a-Porter to Sell Google Glass; Suzy Menkes Talks Fashion Criticism in First 'Vogue' Column|The Fashion Beast Team|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most recently—and most notably—there is Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings.
Classic Miles Davis Recordings Reveal New Beauty in Their Classic Mono Format|Malcolm Jones|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In mono form, the tone is unified, and the sound is more enclosed and less precision tooled.
New Dylan Recordings Unveiled|Sean Wilentz|August 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A mono-cell, the amoeba, was able to reproduce itself by the simple stratagem of sub-division.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The night was broken with drunken yells, the random discharge of fire-arms, and the mono-tone of heavy feet.
A Cumberland Vendetta|John Fox, Jr.
As the distance decreases, the echo repeats fewer syllables till it becomes mono-syllabic.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Some models are equipped with a di-pole or mono-pole antenna mounted at the cabinet back.
Zenith Television Receiver Operating Manual|Zenith Radio Corporation
Since the name "mono" indicates one it is best to think of it as one plane although it may be in two parts.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin

British Dictionary definitions for mono (1 of 2)

mono

/ (ˈmɒnəʊ) /

adjective

short for monophonic

noun

monophonic sound; monophony

British Dictionary definitions for mono (2 of 2)

mono-

before a vowel mon-

combining form

one; singlemonochrome; monorail

indicating that a chemical compound contains a single specified atom or groupmonoxide

Word Origin for mono-

from Greek monos

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Scientific definitions for mono

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.