MONAD (monades)

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Irregular inflected form: monades   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does monad mean? 

• MONAD (noun)
  The noun MONAD has 3 senses:

1. (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

2. a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive

3. (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan)

  Familiarity information: MONAD used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("monad" is a kind of...):

atom ((physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

monad; monas

Hypernyms ("monad" is a kind of...):

1; ace; I; one; single; unity (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("monad" is a kind of...):

micro-organism; microorganism (any organism of microscopic size)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)