"monotropic" meaning in English

See monotropic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mɒnəʊtrɒpɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɒnətrɒpɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], [mɔnəwtrɔpɪk] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈmɔnətrɔpɪk] [Received-Pronunciation], /mɑnoʊtrɑpɪk/ [General-American], /ˈmɑnətrɑpɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monotropic.wav
Rhymes: -ɒpɪk Etymology: From mono- + -tropic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|tropic}} mono- + -tropic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monotropic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry, physics) Describing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monotropic-en-adj-UhnLCLcU Categories (other): Chemistry, Physics, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 38 28 34 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (biology, of a pollinator) That collects pollen from the flowers of only one species. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monotropic-en-adj-BTFJugPN Categories (other): Biology, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 38 28 34 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (psychology) Focusing one's attention on a limited set of things at one time. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monotropic-en-adj-yHnJ5PHR Categories (other): Psychology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -tropic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 12 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 38 28 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tropic: 28 22 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 10 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 9 76 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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