monad
[ mon-ad, moh-nad ]
/ ˈmɒn æd, ˈmoʊ næd /
noun
Biology.
- any simple, single-celled organism.
- any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
Philosophy.
- (in the metaphysics of Leibniz) an unextended, indivisible, and indestructible entity that is the basic or ultimate constituent of the universe and a microcosm of it.
- (in the philosophy of Giordano Bruno) a basic and irreducible metaphysical unit that is spatially and psychically individuated.
- any basic metaphysical entity, especially having an autonomous life.
a single unit or entity.
Origin of monad
OTHER WORDS FROM monad
mo·nad·ic [muh-nad-ik] /məˈnæd ɪk/, mo·nad·i·cal, mo·nad·al, adjective mo·nad·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby monad
Example sentences from the Web for monadic
It is the monadic essence, or material used in creation, or it may be called the outpouring of Divine force into matter.
Ghosts I Have Seen |Violet Tweedale
British Dictionary definitions for monadic (1 of 2)
monadic
/ (mɒˈnædɪk) /
adjective
being or relating to a monad
logic maths
(of an operator, predicate, etc) having only a single argument place
British Dictionary definitions for monadic (2 of 2)
monad
/ (ˈmɒnæd, ˈməʊ-) /
noun
plural -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz) philosophy
- any fundamental singular metaphysical entity, esp if autonomous
- (in the metaphysics of Leibnitz) a simple indestructible nonspatial element regarded as the unit of which reality consists
- (in the pantheistic philosophy of Giordano Bruno) a fundamental metaphysical unit that is spatially extended and psychically aware
a single-celled organism, esp a flagellate protozoan
an atom, ion, or radical with a valency of one
Also called (for senses 1, 2):
monas
Derived forms of monad
monadical, adjective monadically, adverbWord Origin for monad
C17: from Late Latin
monas, from Greek: unit, from
monos alone
Medical definitions for monadic
monad
[ mō′năd′ ]
n.
An atom or a radical with a valence of 1.
A single-celled microorganism, especially a protozoan of the genus Monas.
Any of the four chromatids of a tetrad that, after the first and second meiotic divisions, separate to become the chromosomal material in each of the four daughter cells.