monotonic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

monotonic (not comparable)

Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
(mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.
- 1988 December 11, Georgia Cotrell, “A Lezbeen Sam Spade”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 8:
  The Same Spade talk-alike, super-cynical heroine of the piece is named Emma Victor, and there's no end to her rapid-fire, monotonic, street-smart patter.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the similar sounding monatomic.

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “using Greek system of diacritics”): polytonic

Related terms

Translations

of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress

Greek: μονοτονικός (el) (monotonikós)

mathematics: never decreasing or increasing as its independent variable increases

Danish: monoton (da)
French: monotone (fr) m or f
German: monoton (de)
Icelandic: einhalla m
Irish: aontonach
Portuguese: monótono (pt)
Spanish: monótono (es)
Vietnamese: đơn điệu (vi)

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Dutch: ^{(please verify)} eentonig (nl), ^{(please verify)} eentonige (nl), ^{(please verify)} monotoon (nl), ^{(please verify)} monotone (nl)
German: ^{(please verify)} gleich bleibend