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monotropic

/mɒnəʊtrɒpɪk/US/mɑnoʊtrɑpɪk/

monotropic adjective: describing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures.

Adjective

monotropic (not comparable)

  1. Describing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures.
  2. That collects pollen from the flowers of only one species.
  3. Focusing one's attention on a limited set of things at one time.
    Antonyms:
    polytropic

monotropic meaning in Tamil

monotropic in Tamil

ஒருதிசை வேற்றுமையுள்ள, ஒருவேற்றுமையுள்ள

Antonyms of monotropic

Origin of monotropic

From mono- + -tropic.

Words that rhyme with monotropic

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Questions about monotropic

What does monotropic mean?
Monotropic means describing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures.
What is monotropic in Tamil?
Monotropic in Tamil is ஒருதிசை வேற்றுமையுள்ள, ஒருவேற்றுமையுள்ள. See Monotropic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monotropic?
Monotropic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce monotropic?
Monotropic is pronounced /mɒnəʊtrɒpɪk/ (UK).

Words near monotropic in the dictionary

  1. monotrochs
  2. monotropaceous
  3. monotrope
  4. monotropes
  5. monotrophic
  6. monotropic
  7. monotropically
  8. monotropism
  9. monotropisms
  10. monotropoid
  11. monotropoids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: monotropic (page history and authors); monotropic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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