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1. (n.) monad
a flagellated protozoan, esp. of the genus
Monas.
2. monad
an element, atom, or group having a valence of one.
3. monad
a single unit or entity.
Etymology: (1605–15; < LL monad- (s. of monas) < Gk (s. of monás): unity. See mon -, -ad1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) monad
(chemistry) an atom having a valence of one
2. (noun) monad, monas
a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive
3. (noun) monad
(biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) monad
an ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible
2. (noun) monad
the elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena
3. (noun) monad
one of the smallest flangellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and allied genera
4. (noun) monad
a simple, minute organism; a primary cell, germ, or plastid
5. (noun) monad
an atom or radical whose valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. monad
the name given by Leibnitz to one of the active simple elementary substances, the plurality of which in their combinations or combined activities constitutes in his regard the universe both spiritual and physical; it denotes in biology an elementary organism.
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