n.
Pronunciation: ' m ō - ˌ nad
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin monad-, monas, from Greek, from monos
Date: 1615
1 a : UNIT , ONE b : ATOM 1 c : an elementary individual substance which reflects the order of the world and from which material properties are derived
2 : a flagellated protozoan (as of the genus Monas )
– mo · nad · ic \ m ō - ' na-dik, m ə - \ adjective
– mo · nad · ism \ ' m ō - ˌ na- ˌ di-z ə m \ noun