[1865–70, Amer.; mono- + cycle]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: batting average, figure skating, maverick, racism, springboardmono- is a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particularelement (monohydrate). Other words that use the affix mono- include: monoacid, monochromatic, monopoly, monosome, monotype
Examples of 'monocycle' in a sentence
monocycle
Monocycle pulses are then generated by an additional pulse forming network.
J. Machac, J. Mrkvica, P. Protiva 2008, 'Universal Generator of Ultra-Wideband Pulses', Radioengineeringwww.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2008/08_04a_074_078.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)