Chapter Monochlamydeous to Monomial of M by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Monochlamydeous to Monomial

Monochlamydeous
(Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous) a. [Mono- + Gr. cloak: cf. F. monochlamydé.] (Bot.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx.

Monochord
(Mon"o*chord) n. [L. monochordon, Gr. fr. with but one string; only, single + string: cf. F. monocorde. See Chord, and cf. Mainchord.] (Mus.) An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.

Monochromatic
(Mon`o*chro*mat"ic) a. [Cf. F. monochromatique. See Monochrome.] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.

Monochromatic lamp (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments.

Monochrome
(Mon"o*chrome) n. [Gr. of one color; mo`nos single + color: cf. F. monochrome.] A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.

Monochromic
(Mon`o*chro"mic) a. Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture.

Monochromy
(Mon"o*chro`my) n. The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.

Monochronic
(Mon`o*chron"ic) a. [Mono- + Gr. time.] Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.

Monociliated
(Mon`o*cil"i*a`ted) a. [Mono- + ciliated.] (Biol.) Having but one cilium.

Monocle
(Mon"o*cle) n. [F. See Monocular.] An eyeglass for one eye. Simmonds.

Monoclinal
(Mon`o*cli"nal) a. [See Monoclinic.] (Geol.) Having one oblique inclination; — applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.

Monocline
(Mon"o*cline) n. (Geol.) A monoclinal fold.

Monoclinic
(Mon`o*clin"ic) a. [Mono- + Gr. to incline.] (Crystallog.) Having one oblique intersection; — said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See Crystallization.

Monoclinous
(Mo*noc"li*nous) a. [Mono- + Gr. couch, fr. to lie down: cf. F. monocline.] (Bot.) Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.

Monocondyla
(||Mon`o*con"dy*la) n. pl. [NL. See Mono-, and Condyle.] (Zoöl.) A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.

Monocotyl
(Mon"o*co*tyl) n. (Bot.) Any monocotyledonous plant.

Monocotyle
(Mon"o*co*tyle) a. [Cf. F. monocotyle.] (Bot.) Monocotyledonous.

Monocotyledon
(Mon`o*cot`y*le"don) n. [Mono- + cotyledon: cf. F. monocotylédone.] (Bot.) A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe.

The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent to the term endogens.

Monocotyledonous
(Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous) a. [Cf. F. monocotylédoné.] (Bot.) Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. Lindley.