Associations to the word «Monotone»

Wiktionary

MONOTONE, adjective. (of speech or a sound) having a single unvaried pitch
MONOTONE, adjective. (mathematics) property of a function to be either always decreasing or always increasing
MONOTONE, noun. A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound
MONOTONE, verb. (ambitransitive) To speak in a monotone.
MONOTONE FUNCTION, noun. (mathematics)a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
MONOTONE FUNCTIONS, noun. Plural of monotone function

Dictionary definition

MONOTONE, noun. An unchanging intonation.
MONOTONE, noun. A single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts).
MONOTONE, adjective. Of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value.
MONOTONE, adjective. Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne