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The quiet rhythmic monotone of the wall of logs fills one with the rustic peace of a secluded nook in the woods.
Gustav Stickley

Meaning of "monotone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONOTONE

monotone  [ˈmɒnəˌtəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOTONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monotone can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MONOTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monotone

Monotone refers to a sound, for example speech or music, that has a single unvaried tone. See: monophony. Monotone or monotonicity may also refer to: In mathematics, ▪ Monotone class theorem, in measure theory ▪ Monotone convergence theorem, in mathematics ▪ Monotonic function, mathematical concept ▪ Monotone polygon, in geometry In other uses, ▪ Monotone ▪ Monotone, an open source revision control system ▪ Monotone preferences, in consumer economics ▪ Monotonicity criterion, a voting system criterion ▪ Monotonic orthography, simplified spelling of modern Greek ▪ Monotonicity of entailment, property of some logical systems ▪ The Monotones, American rock 'n' roll band...

Definition of monotone in the English dictionary

The first definition of monotone in the dictionary is a single unvaried pitch level in speech, sound, etc. Other definition of monotone is utterance, etc, without change of pitch. Monotone is also lack of variety in style, expression. etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONOTONE


acetone
ˈæsɪˌtəʊn
aquatone
ˈækwəˌtəʊn
baritone
ˈbærɪˌtəʊn
baryton
ˈbærɪˌtəʊn
barytone
ˈbærɪˌtəʊn
bass-baritone
ˌbeɪsˈbærɪˌtəʊn
duotone
ˈdjuːəˌtəʊn
ecotone
ˈiːkəˌtəʊn
goldtone
ˈɡəʊldˌtəʊn
halftone
ˈhɑːfˌtəʊn
isotone
ˈaɪsəˌtəʊn
Movietone
ˈmuːvɪˌtəʊn
multitone
ˈmʌltɪˌtəʊn
overtone
ˈəʊvəˌtəʊn
ringtone
ˈrɪŋˌtəʊn
semitone
ˈsɛmɪˌtəʊn
subtone
ˈsʌbˌtəʊn
tritone
ˈtraɪˌtəʊn
undertone
ˈʌndəˌtəʊn
woodtone
ˈwʊdˌtəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONOTONE

monotherapies
monotherapy
monotint
monotocous
monotonic
monotonically
monotonicity
monotonies
monotonise
monotonize
monotonous
monotonously
monotonousness
monotony

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONOTONE

aerotone
Blackstone
cornerstone
Crotone
firestone
gemstone
Gladstone
hearthstone
keystone
kill two birds with one stone
limestone
microtone
milestone
rhinestone
rolling stone
stepping stone
stone
tone
two-tone
Yellowstone

Synonyms and antonyms of monotone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monotone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONOTONE

Find out the translation of monotone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of monotone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monotone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monótona
570 millions of speakers

English

monotone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رتيبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

монотонно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monótona
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একঘেয়েমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monotone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monoton
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Monotonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モノトーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모노톤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monotone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thay đổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक टायटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

monoton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monotono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monotonia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

монотонно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monoton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονότονο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

monotone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monoton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monotone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monotone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOTONE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOTONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about monotone

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2 QUOTES WITH «MONOTONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word monotone.
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Emily Rios
I like very dry humor. I don't like things that are over the top. I like subtlety. I like things that are nonchalant. I like characters that are sort of monotone and based in dark comedy.
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Gustav Stickley
The quiet rhythmic monotone of the wall of logs fills one with the rustic peace of a secluded nook in the woods.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOTONE»

Discover the use of monotone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monotone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Convex Analysis and Monotone Operator Theory in Hilbert Spaces
This book examines results of convex analysis and optimization in Hilbert space, presenting a concise exposition of related theory that allows for algorithms to construct solutions to problems in optimization, equilibrium theory, monotone ...
Heinz H. Bauschke, Patrick L. Combettes, 2011
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Monotone Dynamical Systems: An Introduction to the Theory of ...
Monotone dynamical systems Stability and convergence Competitive and cooperative differential equations Irreducible cooperative systems Cooperative systems of delay differential equations Nonquasimonotone delay differential equations ...
Hal L. Smith, 2008
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Majorization and Matrix Monotone Functions in Wireless ...
Majorization Theory and Matrix-Monotone Functions in Wireless Communications, reviews the basic definitions of Majorization Theory and Matrix-Monotone Functions, describing their concepts clearly with many illustrative examples.
Eduard Jorswieck, Holger Boche, 2007
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Monotone Operators in Banach Space and Nonlinear Partial ...
Let A and B be pseudo-monotone; then A + B is pseudomonotone. PROOF. Assume un —\ u and lim sup(A + B)(u,,)(u,, ~ u) 5 0. We claim that lim sup Aun ( un — u) 5 0 and lim sup Bun(un — u) 5 0. Otherwise, by symmetry lim sup Bun ( un —u) ...
R. E. Showalter, 2013
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Theory and Applications of Nonlinear Operators of Accretive ...
This work is based upon a Special Session on the Theory and Applications of Nonlinear Operators of Accretive and Monotone Type held during the recent meeting of the American Mathematical Society in San Francisco.
Athanass Kartsatos, 1996
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Nonlinear Ill-posed Problems of Monotone Type
Interest in regularization methods for ill-posed nonlinear operator equations and variational inequalities of monotone type in Hilbert and Banach spaces has grown rapidly over recent years.
Yakov Alber, Irina Ryazantseva, 2006
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Monotone Iterative Techniques for Discontinuous Nonlinear ...
"Providing the theoretical framework to model phenomena with discontinuous changes, this unique reference presents a generalized monotone iterative method in terms of upper and lower solutions appropriate for the study of discontinuous ...
Seppo Heikkila, V. Lakshmikantham, 1994
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Convex Functions, Monotone Operators and Differentiability
A set-valued map T:E—*2E is said to be n-cyclically monotone provided E (x*k,xk -xk-i) > 0 l<fc<n whenever n > 2 and xo,x\,X2,. ..x„ 6 E, xn = xq, and x£ G T(xjt), k — 1, 2, 3, . . . , n. We say that T is cyclically monotone if it is n-cyclically ...
Robert R. Phelps, 1993
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics
A. Monotone Functions A function (or mapping) / from an tordered set X to another ordered set Y is called a monotone increasing (monotone decreasing) function if x,<x2 implies /(x,K/(x2) (x,<x2 implies (1) A monotone increasing ( decreasing) ...
Kiyosi Itô, 1993
10
Set-Valued Mappings and Enlargements of Monotone Operators
This work offers the first comprehensive treatment in book form of the fairly new subdiscipline of enlargements of maximal monotone operators, including several important new results in the field.
Regina S. Burachik, Alfredo N. Iusem, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monotone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Keith Richards' First Solo LP in Decades Unveiled on Both Coasts
... layered to remarkable effect, as well as his world-weary vocals, which alternate between Dylan's rasp and Mark Knopler's gruff monotone. «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Joe Medley: Here's one area where 'Gus bus' should slow pace
It requires a transcript read-back to overcome his monotone delivery for impact, but he dinged Jim Harbaugh's satellite camps at SEC Media ... «Anniston Star, Jul 15»
3
Limit Club ready to shake Brown
Feratu said The Limit Club isn't settling for monotone, listless concert performances — for themselves or others. “I'd like it to be excited, to see ... «Indiana Gazette, Jul 15»
4
THE ISSUE: Media of choice for most
... and intimacy between you and your customers. “It's also helpful to use a voice that's interesting and witty versus monotone and off putting.”. «Nation News, Jul 15»
5
Making blacktop repairs inconspicuous
When you then fill the crack in your blacktop with a monotone-colored product such as deep-black caulk, that black line stands out . «OCRegister, Jul 15»
6
Capital Fringe 2015: #SEXTS @ Logan Fringe Arts Space: Trinidad …
Reilly swapped out monotone for a Long Island whine to also vocalize Blake's mother —a necessary move since Blake was texting both her ... «DCist.com, Jul 15»
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SPIN Singles Mix: Calvin Harris, YG, Rustie, SPORTS, and More
... Ernst's monotone rhymes would make for a welcome guest verse on the next Madvillain record (should it ever come). — TREE PALMEDO ... «SPIN, Jul 15»
8
Visual Studio 2015 Launched - Any App Any Developer
There is no doubt that Visual Studio is one of the best IDEs around and there is no doubt that it has evolved from being a monotone Microsoft ... «iProgrammer, Jul 15»
9
5 good reasons to be watching summer TV
As played by Rami Malek, he lets us into his head via monotone monologues that underscore just how cynical, paranoid and weird he is. «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
10
Education can save Alabama, but not by handing over its trust fund …
We have all heard the monotone safety briefing before an airplane takes off: "In the event of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen compartments will ... «AL.com, Jul 15»

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