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Definition of Monotone

1. Adjective. Of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value.

2. Noun. An unchanging intonation.

3. Adjective. Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. "The owl's faint monotonous hooting"

4. Noun. A single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts).

Definition of Monotone

1. n. A single unvaried tone or sound.

Definition of Monotone

1. Adjective. (context: of speech or a sound) having a single unvaried pitch ¹

2. Adjective. (mathematics) property of a function to be either always decreasing or always increasing ¹

3. Noun. A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound ¹

4. Verb. (ambitransitive) To speak in a monotone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monotone

1. a vocal utterance in one unvaried tone [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monotone

monotherapy monothermia monothetic monothioacetal monothioacetals monothioglycerol monothiohemiacetal monothiohemiacetals monothiophosphate monothiophosphates

monotint monotints monotocous monotomous monotonal monotone (current term) monotone function monotoned monotones monotonic

monotonic decreasing monotonic function monotonic functions monotonic increasing monotonic sequence monotonical monotonically monotonicities monotonicity monotonies

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