'Mono' definitions:
Definition of 'mono'
From: WordNet
adjective
Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel [syn: mono, monophonic, single-channel]
noun
An acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing disease]
Definition of 'Mono'
From: GCIDE
- Mono \Mo"no\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.) The black howler (Mycetes villosus), a monkey of Central America. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'mono'
From: GCIDE
- Monophonic \Mon`o*phon"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? a voice.]
- 1. (Mus.) Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; -- opposed to polyphonic. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing sound, which has only one sound channel; also called monaural or mono. It contrasts with stereophonic (or stereo), quadraphonic, or surround-sound, which have two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of the sound coming from more than one direction. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'mono'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- audio sound system,
- audiophile,
- binaural system,
- bitch box,
- bullhorn,
- cartridge,
- ceramic pickup,
- changer,
- crystal pickup,
- derived four-channel system,
- discrete four-channel system,
- four-channel stereo system,
- Gramophone,
- hi-fi,
- hi-fi fan,
- high-fidelity,
- intercom,
- intercommunication system,
- jukebox,
- magnetic pickup,
- monaural system,
- needle,
- nickelodeon,
- PA,
- PA system,
- phonograph,
- photoelectric pickup,
- pickup,
- public-address system,
- quadraphonic sound system,
- radio-phonograph combination,
- record changer,
- record player,
- sound reproduction system,
- sound truck,
- squawk box,
- stereo,
- stylus,
- system,
- tape deck,
- tape recorder,
- tone arm,
- transcription turntable,
- turntable,
- Victrola
Mono -- U.S. County in California
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mono -- U.S. County in California
Population (2000) :
12853
Housing Units (2000) :
11757
Land area (2000) :
3044.398749 sq. miles (7884.956227 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
87.401808 sq. miles (226.369633 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3131.800557 sq. miles (8111.325860 sq. km)
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
37.853807 N, 118.961375 W