monocentric

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adjective

Having a single centre.

Similar
unicentric
Opposite
pluricentric
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Meanings

adjectivemonocentric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a single centre.

    Synonyms: unicentric

  2. not comparablebiologyHaving a single centromere.
  3. not comparablebiologyOf zoosporic fungus-like organisms in which each zoospore gives rise to a single sporangium or reproductive structure
  4. not comparablehuman sciencesHaving only one formally standardized version.

    Antonyms: pluricentric

nounmonocentric (plural monocentrics)

plural monocentrics

  1. engineeringA monocentric lens.
  2. biologyA monocentric chromosome.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a single centre.

Similar
unicentric

adjectiveHaving only one formally standardized version.

Opposite
pluricentric
Also see
unicentric

Origin

From mono- + centric.

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Cite this entry
APA

monocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocentric

MLA

“monocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocentric.

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