MONO
Dictionary entry overview: What does mono mean?
• MONO (noun)
The noun MONO has 1 sense:
1. an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
Familiarity information: MONO used as a noun is very rare.
• MONO (adjective)
The adjective MONO has 1 sense:
1. designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Familiarity information: MONO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MONO (noun)
Meaning:
An acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
glandular fever; infectious mononucleosis; kissing disease; mono; mononucleosis
Hypernyms ("mono" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
• MONO (adjective)
Meaning:
Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Synonyms:
mono; monophonic; single-channel
Similar:
monaural (relating to or having or hearing with only one ear)
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
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