Mono-

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mono- \Mon"o-\, Mon- \Mon-\ [Gr. ?.]
     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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mono \Mo"no\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)
     The {black howler} ({Mycetes villosus}), a monkey of Central
     America.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monophonic \Mon`o*phon"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? a voice.]
     1. (Mus.) Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a
        monophonic composition; -- opposed to {polyphonic}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing
        sound, which has only one sound channel; also called
        {monaural} or {mono}. It contrasts with {stereophonic} (or
        {stereo}), {quadraphonic}, or {surround-sound}, which have
        two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of
        the sound coming from more than one direction.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mono
       adj : designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction
             over a single channel [syn: {monophonic}, {single-channel}]
       n : an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph
           nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes
           or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious;
           some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {infectious
           mononucleosis}, {mononucleosis}, {glandular fever}, {kissing
           disease}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "mono":
     Gramophone, PA, PA system, Victrola, audio sound system,
     audiophile, binaural system, bitch box, bullhorn, cartridge,
     ceramic pickup, changer, crystal pickup,
     derived four-channel system, discrete four-channel system,
     four-channel stereo system, hi-fi, hi-fi fan, high-fidelity,
     intercom, intercommunication system, jukebox, magnetic pickup,
     monaural system, needle, nickelodeon, phonograph,
     photoelectric pickup, pickup, public-address system,
     quadraphonic sound system, radio-phonograph combination,
     record changer, record player, sound reproduction system,
     sound truck, squawk box, stereo, stylus, system, tape deck,
     tape recorder, tone arm, transcription turntable, turntable
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Mono
       
           An {open source} {.NET framework} for {Unix}.
       
          {Mono Home (http://www.go-mono.com/)}.
       
          (2003-09-24)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mono -- U.S. County in California
     Population (2000):    12853
     Housing Units (2000): 11757
     Land area (2000):     3044.398749 sq. miles (7884.956227 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    87.401808 sq. miles (226.369633 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3131.800557 sq. miles (8111.325860 sq. km)
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             37.853807 N, 118.961375 W
     Headwords:
      Mono
      Mono, CA
      Mono County
      Mono County, CA