monotone
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/ˈmɒ.nə.təʊn/
English
Definitions
noun
- A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.“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.”
- A piece of writing in one strain throughout.
verb
- To speak in a monotone.
adjective
- (of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.
- Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.“The function f(x):=x^3 is monotone on \R, while g(x):=x^2 is not.”
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Synonyms
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