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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•ad (mon′ad, mō′nad),USA pronunciation n. - Microbiology[Biol.]
- any simple, single-celled organism.
- any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, esp. of the genus Monas.
- Chemistryan element, atom, or group having a valence of one. Cf. dyad (def. 3), triad (def. 2a).
- Philosophy
- (in the metaphysics of Leibniz) an unextended, indivisible, and indestructible entity that is the basic or ultimate constituent of the universe and a microcosm of it.
- (in the philosophy of Giordano Bruno) a basic and irreducible metaphysical unit that is spatially and psychically individuated.
- any basic metaphysical entity, esp. having an autonomous life.
- a single unit or entity.
- Greek (stem of monás): unity. See mon-, -ad1
- Late Latin monad- (stem of monas)
- 1605–15;
mo•nad•ic (mə nad′ik),USA pronunciation mo•nad′i•cal, mo•nad′al, adj. mo•nad′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: monad /ˈmɒnæd ˈməʊ-/ n - ( pl -ads, -ades / -əˌdiːz/) any fundamental singular metaphysical entity, esp if autonomous
- a single-celled organism, esp a flagellate protozoan
- an atom, ion, or radical with a valency of one
Also called (for senses 1, 2): monas Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin monas, from Greek: unit, from monos alone |