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Meaning of monotone

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

monotone

Pronunciation:/ˈmɒ.nə.təʊn//ˈmɑː.nə.toʊn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.

    Example: When Tima felt like her parents were treating her like a servant, she would speak in monotone and act as though she were a robot.

  2. A piece of writing in one strain throughout.

verb

Definitions

  1. To speak in a monotone.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.

  2. Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.

    Example: The function f(x):=x^3 is monotone on \R, while g(x):=x^2 is not.