monodynamicn.adj.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˌdaɪˈnæmɪk/ Coleridge's word for: a short vowel. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.
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c1806 S. T. Coleridge Greek Gram. in Shorter Wks. & Fragm. (1995) I. 165 It is called short Ε as taking only half the time in pronouncing as Η. Εψιλον may therefore be called in English A monodynamic; Ητα A didynamic.)
B. adj.† 1. Having only one power or talent. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.† 2. Chemistry. = monovalent adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.
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1823 T. De Quincey Death German Great Man in London Mag. Apr. 379/1 Monodynamic men, men of a single talent.
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the world > matter > chemistry > valency > [adjective] > having a valency of one
monatomic1848
monad1866
monodynamic1867
univalent1869
monovalent1871
monadic1877
1867 J. L. W. Thudichum in Proc. Royal Soc. 16 215 The neutral alkali solution..yields neutral salts with monodynamic metals, half-acid salts with didynamic ones.
1872 J. L. W. Thudichum Man. Chem. Physiol. 23 Butyryl..is a monodynamic radical.
3. Music. Lacking in dynamic variety.
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1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 10 Jan. 18/2 Dale Duesing flatted [sic] all his German vowels and proved generally monodynamic and monochromatic in the important baritone part.
1996 Guitar One 5 12/3 I thought Badmotorfinger was somewhat eclectic—it had a variety of styles. But the production was pretty monodynamic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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