MONO | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of mono in English mononoun [ U ] uk /ˈmɒn.əʊ/ us /ˈmɑː.noʊ/

mono noun [U] (SOUND)

Add to word list Add to word list recorded or broadcast sound that comes from a single direction: The recording was available in mono or stereo. Recording sounds and images

• audiovisual
• auditory feedback
• balance
• binaural
• binaurally
• deepfake
• fast-forward
• lo-res
• low-resolution
• misrecord
• monophonically
• play something back phrasal verb
• produce
• remix
• rewind
• sample
• videography
• vlog
• woofy
• YouTuber

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mono noun [U] (DISEASE)

US informal for mononucleosis Fevers & infectious diseases

• afebrile
• ague
• anaplasmosis
• anti-malaria
• anti-malarial
• bubonic plague
• fevered
• German measles
• helicobacter pylori
• hepatitis A
• hepatitis B
• hepatitis C
• Hib
• mononucleosis
• rabbit fever
• relapsing fever
• remittent fever
• Reye's syndrome
• rheumatic fever
• Rift Valley fever

See more results » monoadjective uk /ˈmɒn.əʊ/ us /ˈmɑː.noʊ/ Mono sound is recorded or broadcast sound that comes from a single direction: an old mono record player Compare stereo noun quadraphonic Sound & its properties

• acoustically
• acoustician
• anechoic
• anti-noise
• aurally
• binaural
• damp
• echolocation
• HD
• high def
• high definition
• monaural
• resonant
• sonority
• soundproofing
• soundscape
• surround sound
• thunder
• twangy
• unlistenable

See more results » mono-prefix uk /mɒn.əʊ-/ us /mɑː.noʊ-/ one; single: monolingual a monorail Numbers: single, double & multiple

• alone
• bilaterally
• bipartite
• bipolar
• bivalent
• deca-
• deka-
• dual
• duality
• himself
• none
• plurally
• quintuple
• solitarily
• solitary
• treble
• tri-
• trilateral
• twice
• unilateral

See more results » (Definition of mono from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

mono | American Dictionary

mononoun [ U ] us /ˈmɑn·oʊ/ Add to word list Add to word list short form ofmononucleosis (Definition of mono from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of mono, mono-?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 聲音, 單聲道錄（或放）音, 疾病… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 声音, 单声道录（或放）音, 疾病… See more in Spanish mono, mononucleosis infecciosa, monoaural… See more in Portuguese mono, mononucleose infecciosa, monofônico… See more in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian bir/tek/yekpare anlamında ön ek, tek (sesli)… See more mono(phonique)… See more mono-… See more mono… See more mono, mono-… See more mono… See more เดี่ยว… See more âm thanh mono… See more mono-, jedno-, mono(foniczny)… See more mono… See more mono… See more Mono-…… See more mono… See more моно-, одно-… See more Need a translator?

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• mononucleosis
• monotask
• mono, at mononucleosis

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