monotonic

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13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/
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/ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/ · /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/ · /ˌmɔnəˈtɔnɪk/ · /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnək/ · [ˌmɔ̟nəˈtɔ̟nək]

Definition of monotonic

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
  2. (not-comparable)Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
  3. (not-comparable)Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.
    “The Same Spade talk-alike, super-cynical heroine of the piece is named Emma Victor, and there's no end to her rapid-fire, monotonic, street-smart patter.”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic.

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