monometer

mo·no·me·ter
M3O1N1O1M3E1T1E1R1

noun

A line of verse containing a single metrical foot.

OriginEnglish meter ← Middle English metere ← Old English metan →
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Meanings

nounmonometer (plural monometers)

plural monometers

  1. communicationsA line of verse containing a single metrical foot.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*médeti
  8. Proto-Germanic*metaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*metan
  10. Old Englishmetan
  11. Middle Englishmeten
  12. Middle Englishmetere
  13. Englishmeter
  14. Englishmonometer

From mono- + meter.

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Translations

Catalan monòmetre
  • monòmetrehaving one meter
French monomètre
  • monomètrehaving one meter
Portuguese monómetro, monômetro
  • monómetrohaving one meter
  • monômetrohaving one meter
Romanian monometru
  • monometruhaving one meter
Spanish monómetro
  • monómetrohaving one meter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

metronomemonotremenomotreme
Cite this entry
APA

monometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monometer

MLA

“monometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monometer.

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