"monocentric" meaning in English

See monocentric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From mono- + centric. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|centric}} mono- + centric Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monocentric (not comparable)
  1. Having a single centre. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: unicentric
    Sense id: en-monocentric-en-adj-BfLLwRK6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 17 19 20 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 17 19 24 20 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 17 6 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 16 6 16 16
  2. (genetics) Having a single centromere. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monocentric-en-adj-VxgMWHpt Categories (other): Genetics, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 17 19 24 20 18 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (linguistics, of a language) Having only one formally standardized version. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monocentric-en-adj-9TjMvvQv Categories (other): Linguistics, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 17 19 24 20 18 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonmonocentric

Noun

Forms: monocentrics [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + centric. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|centric}} mono- + centric Head templates: {{en-noun}} monocentric (plural monocentrics)
  1. (optics) A monocentric lens.
    Sense id: en-monocentric-en-noun-JX8LIRks Categories (other): Optics, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 17 19 24 20 18 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (genetics) A monocentric chromosome.
    Sense id: en-monocentric-en-noun-lBiKyCVl Categories (other): Genetics, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 17 19 24 20 18 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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