monad
noun
1 monad
chemistry An atom having a valence of one.
Roget 193:
littleness
etc.
adj.;
smallness
etc.
(of quantity)
32;
exiguity,
inextension†;
parvitude†,
parvity†;
duodecimo†;
Elzevir edition,
epitome,
microcosm;
rudiment;
vanishing point;
thinness
etc.
203.
dwarf,
pygmy,
pigmy†,
Liliputian,
chit,
pigwidgeon†,
urchin,
elf;
atomy†,
dandiprat†;
doll,
puppet;
Tom Thumb,
Hop-o'-my-thumb†;
manikin,
mannikin;
homunculus,
dapperling†,
cock-sparrow.
animalcule,
monad,
mite,
insect,
emmet†,
fly,
midge,
gnat,
shrimp,
minnow,
worm,
maggot,
entozoon†;
bacteria;
infusoria†;
microzoa [Micro.];
phytozoaria†;
microbe;
grub;
tit,
tomtit,
runt,
mouse,
small fry;
millet seed,
mustard seed;
barleycorn;
pebble,
grain of sand;
molehill,
button,
bubble.
point;
atom
etc.
(small quantity)
32;
fragment
etc.
(small part)
51;
powder
etc.
330;
point of a pin,
mathematical point;
minutiae
etc.
(unimportance)
643.
micrometer;
vernier;
scale.
microphotography,
photomicrography,
micrography†;
photomicrograph,
microphotograph;
microscopy;
microscope
(optical instruments)
445.
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2 monad
A singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive.
synonym: monas.
3 monad
biology A single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan).
Polish: monada
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