monocentric

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English

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Etymology

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From mono- +‎ centric.

Adjective

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monocentric (not comparable)

  1. Having a single centre.
    Synonym: unicentric
  2. (genetics) Having a single centromere.
  3. (linguistics, of a language) Having only one formally standardized version.
    Antonym: pluricentric

Noun

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monocentric (plural monocentrics)

  1. (optics) A monocentric lens.
  2. (genetics) A monocentric chromosome.
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