monotonic
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/ / /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/ / /ˌmɔnəˈtɔnɪk/
adj
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic.
- Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
- Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
- Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.
“The Same Spade talk-alike, super-cynical heroine of the piece is named Emma Victor, and there's no end to her rapid-fire, monotonic, street-smart patter.”