Monostyle, mon′ō-stīl, adj. (archit.) consisting of a single shaft. [Gr. monos, alone, stylos, a pillar.]
Monosy, mon′ō-si, n. (bot.) an abnormal condition in which organs usually entire or united are found disunited. [Gr. monōsis—monos, single.]
Monosyllable, mon-ō-sil′la-bl, n. a word of one syllable.—adj. Monosyllab′ic, consisting of one syllable, or of words of one syllable.—n. Monosyl′labism, an exclusive use of monosyllables, as in Chinese.
Monosymmetric, mon-ō-sim-et′rik, adj. having only one plane of symmetry in crystallisation.—adj. Monosymmet′rical (bot.), of flowers capable of being bisected into similar halves in only one plane.
Monotessaron, mon-ō-tes′a-ron, n. a harmony of the four gospels.
Monothalamous, mon-ō-thal′a-mus, adj. (bot.) single-chambered: with but one cavity. [Gr. monos, single, thalamos, a chamber.]
Monotheism, mon′ō-thē-izm, n. the belief in only one God.—n. Mon′otheist, one who believes that there is but one God.—adj. Monotheist′ic. [Gr. monos, alone, theos, God.]
Monothelite, mon-oth′e-līt, n. one who holds that Christ had but one will and one operation or energy, as He had but one nature.—ns. Monoth′elism, Monothelit′ism. [Gr. monos, alone, thelētēs, one who wills—thelein, to will.]
Monothetic, mon-ō-thet′ik, adj. assuming a single essential element. [Gr. monos, single, thetos, verbal adj. of tithenai, to put.]
Monotint, mon′ō-tint, n. drawing or painting in a single tint.