monocentric
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/adjective
1 Science. Having a single centre.
2 Optics. Of a compound lens: having a common centre of curvature for all its components.
3 Botany. Of the thallus of fungi of the order Chytridiales: having a single centre of growth and development.
4 Cell Biol. Having a single centromere.
noun
1 Optics. A monocentric lens.
2 Cell Biol. A monocentric chromosome.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Francis Bell (1855–1924). From mono- + -centric, after German †monocentrisch. Compare post-classical Latin monocentricus.