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monad definition

mo·nad (mō′nad′, män′ad′)

noun

  1. a unit; something simple and indivisible
  2. Biol.
    1. any simple, single-celled organism, specif., a simple type of flagellated protozoan or protist
    2. any of the four nuclei formed at the completion of meiosis
  3. Chem. a monovalent atom, element, or radical
  4. Philos. an entity or elementary being thought of as a microcosm or ultimate unit

Etymology: LL monas (gen. monadis) < Gr monas (gen. monados), a unit, unity < monos, alone: see mono-

adjective

of a monad or monads

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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