monocentric

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ centric.

Adjective

monocentric (not comparable)

1. Having a single centre.

   Synonym: unicentric

2. (genetics) Having a single centromere.
3. (linguistics, of a language) Having only one formally standardized version.

   Antonym: pluricentric

Noun

monocentric (plural monocentrics)

1. (optics) A monocentric lens.
2. (genetics) A monocentric chromosome.