monotone
noun
- uninterrupted repetition of the same tone; utterance of successive syllables or words without change of pitch or key
- monotony or sameness of tone, style, manner, color, etc.
- a single, unchanging musical tone
- recitation, chanting, or singing in such a tone
- a person who can sing only in such a tone
See monotone in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mŏnˈə-tōnˌ)
noun- A succession of sounds or words uttered in a single tone of voice.
- Music
a. A single tone repeated with different words or time values, especially in a rendering of a liturgical text.
b. A chant in a single tone.
- Sameness or dull repetition in sound, style, manner, or color.
adjective- Characterized by or uttered in a monotone: a monotone recitation of names.
- Of or having a single color: a cat with a monotone coat.
- also mon·o·ton·ic (mŏnˌə-tŏnˈĭk) Mathematics Designating sequences, the successive members of which either consistently increase or decrease but do not oscillate in relative value. Each member of a monotone increasing sequence is greater than or equal to the preceding member; each member of a monotone decreasing sequence is less than or equal to the preceding member.
Related Forms:
- monˌo·tonˈic (-tŏnˈĭk) adjective
- monˌo·tonˈi·cal·ly adverb
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