mono

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: infectious mononucleosismononucleosisglandular feverkissing diseasemonophonicsingle-channel

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. 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 kissingSynonyms: infectious mononucleosismononucleosisglandular feverkissing disease

Adjective (1)

  1. designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channelSynonyms: monophonicsingle-channel
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Mono

<programming> An open source .NET framework for Unix.

Mono Home (http://go-mono.com/).

(2003-09-24)

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