"monoid" meaning in English

See monoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒnɔɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-monoid.wav
Etymology: From mono- + -oid. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|oid}} mono- + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monoid (not comparable)
  1. (prosody) Containing only one kind of metrical foot. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-monoid-en-adj-xa0CwilL Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒnɔɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-monoid.wav Forms: monoids [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + -oid. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|oid}} mono- + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} monoid (plural monoids)
  1. (algebra, functional programming) A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation. Categories (topical): Algebra, Programming Hypernyms: category, semigroup Hyponyms: bimonoid, free monoid, group Derived forms: bimonoid, comonoid, pseudomonoid, submonoid Related terms: category, groupoid, loop, magma, quasigroup Translations (type of set): 幺半群 (yāobànqún) (Chinese Mandarin), monoid [masculine] (Czech), monoidi (Finnish), monoïde [masculine] (French), Monoid [neuter] (German), एकाभ (ekābh) (Hindi), einungur [masculine] (Icelandic), hálfgrúpa með hlutleysu [feminine] (Icelandic), monóide [masculine] (Portuguese), моноид [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), monoid [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), monoide [masculine] (Spanish), monoid [common-gender] (Swedish), birlik (Turkish), monoid (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-monoid-en-noun-cxmF0n07 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -oid, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 85 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

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        "2": "mono",
        "3": "oid"
      },
      "expansion": "mono- + -oid",
      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mono- + -oid.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "monoid (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Prosody"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Containing only one kind of metrical foot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosody",
          "prosody"
        ],
        [
          "metrical foot",
          "metrical foot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(prosody) Containing only one kind of metrical foot."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɒnɔɪd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-monoid.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-monoid.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-monoid.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "monoid"
}

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