Mon`o*ma"ni*a (?), n. [Mono- + mania.] Derangement of the mind in
regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest
upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental
derangement.
Syn. -- Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania.
See Insanity.
Mon`oma"ni*ac (?), n. A person affected by monomania.
{ Mon`oma"ni*ac (?), Mon`oma"ni*a*cal (?), } a. [Cf. F. monomaniaque.]
Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused
by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal delusion.
Mon"ome (?), n. [F., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + -nome as in binome. See
Binomial.] (Math.) A monomial.
Mo*nom"er*ous (?), a. [Gr. mo`nos single; mo`nos alone + &?; part.] 1.
(Bot.) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one
petal, one stamen, and one pistil.
2. (Zoöl.) Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of certain
insects.
Mon`o*me*tal"lic (?), a. Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to
monometallism.
Mon`o*met"al*lism (?), n. [Mono- + metal.] The legalized use of one
metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country,
or as a standard of money values. See Bimetallism.
Mon`o*met"al*list (?), n. One who believes in monometallism as opposed
to bimetallism, etc.
Mo*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; of one meter; mo`nos single + &?;
measure.] A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.
Mon`o*met"ric (?), a. [Cf. F. monométrique.] (Crystallog.) Same as
Isometric.
Mo*no"mi*al (?), n. [See Monome, Binomial.] (Alg.) A single algebraic
expression; that is, an expression unconnected with any other by the
sign of addition, substraction, equality, or inequality.
Mo*no"mi*al, a. (Alg.) Consisting of but a single term or expression.
{ Mon`o*mor"phic (?), Mon`o*mor"phous (?), } a. [Mono- + Gr. &?; form.]
(Biol.) Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout
the various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially
similar type of structure; -- opposed to dimorphic, trimorphic, and
polymorphic.
||Mo*nom"pha*lus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos alone + &?; the navel.] A
||form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a
||common umbilicus.
{ ||Mo*no"my*a (?), ||Mon`o*my*a"ri*a (?), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
mo`nos single + &?;, &?;, muscle.] (Zoöl.) An order of lamellibranchs
having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.
{ Mon`o*my"a*ri*an (?), Mon`o*my"a*ry (?), } a. (Zoöl.) Of or
pertaining to the Monomya. -- n. One of the Monomya.
Mon`o*no"mi*al (?), n. & a. Monomyal.
{ Mon`o*ou"si*an (?), Mon`o*ou"si*ous (?), } a. [Mono- + Gr. &?; being,
substance, essence.] (Theil.) Having but one and the same nature or
essence.
Mo*nop"a*thy (?), n. [Gr. &?;; mo`nos alone + &?;, &?;, to suffer.]
Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function. --
Mon`o*path"ic, a.
Mon`o*per"son*al (?), a. [Mono- + personal.] Having but one person, or
form of existence.
Mon`o*pet"al*ous (?), a. [Mono- + petal: cf. F. monopétale.] (Bot.)
Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of
petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.
The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers having a solitary
petal, as in species of Amorpha, and use gamopetalous for a corolla of
several petals combined into one piece. See Illust. of Gamopetalous.
Mo*noph"a*nous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. &?; to show.] Having one and the
same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.
Mon`o*phon"ic (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. &?; a voice.] (Mus.) Single-voiced;
having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; -- opposed to
polyphonic.
Mon"oph*thong (?), n. [Gr. &?; with one sound; mo`nos alone + &?;
sound, voice.] 1. A single uncompounded vowel sound.