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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.
Exact synonyms: Monotonic
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Similar to: Decreasing Monotonic, Increasing Monotonic
Antonyms: Nonmonotonic
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Similar to: Decreasing Monotonic, Increasing Monotonic
Antonyms: Nonmonotonic
2. Noun. An unchanging intonation.
Exact synonyms: Drone, Droning
Generic synonyms: Intonation, Modulation, Pitch Contour
Derivative terms: Drone, Drone, Drone, Monotonic
Generic synonyms: Intonation, Modulation, Pitch Contour
Derivative terms: Drone, Drone, Drone, Monotonic
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]