monopitchn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnəpɪtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnəˌpɪtʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, pitch n.²

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + pitch n.²

A. n.

Uniformity or lack of variation of pitch in speaking. Cf. monotone n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pitch > sameness of tone or pitch

homotony1763

monopitch1939

monotonicity1971

1939 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Monopitch, monotony or sameness of voice pitch in speaking or singing.

1942 A. T. Weaver Speech Forms & Princ. x. 243 Monopitch, frequently miscalled monotone, results first, from unemotional speaking and, second, from a dull or inactive mind which fails to see distinctions in the meanings of the language which is being spoken.

1964 D. Crystal & R. Quirk Syst. Prosodic & Paraling. Features Eng. ii. 16 These deficiencies also mar his discussion of..pitch (including ‘monopitch’, step up and down, and slide).

1988 Jrnl. Speech & Hearing Res. 31 135 Monopitch, voice is characterized by monopitch or monotone. Voice lacks normal inflectional changes.

B. adj.

Building. Of a roof: having a single uniformly sloping surface. Of a building: having such a roof.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > type of roof

thatched1467

side?a1475

thacked1530

vaulted1552

shingleda1563

slated1611

unshingled1611

high-pitch1614

slate-pointed1648

killesed1649

hipped1663

pantiledc1672

overpitched1677

underpitched1677

low-pitcheda1684

pitched1773

theeked1792

peaked1797

shingle1810

thackless1810

choppered1818

wagon-headed1823

unlathed1854

break-back1856

shingly1857

saddleback1861

scaled1862

gambrelled1863

thatchy1864

weather-slated1870

thatchless1882

weather-tiled1887

monopitch1941

tile-roofed1962

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed > in specific manner > specific

coupledc1384

thatched1467

stone-heled1578

slate-hung1648

slate-roofed1648

raftered1670

rafted1739

stob-thatched1792

reeded1819

hip-roofed1821

wagon-vaulted1835

span-roofed1842

saddle-backed1853

thatchy1864

tortoise-roofed1886

mansarded1890

monopitch1961

skillion-roofed1967

1941 Archit. Rev. 89 47 The mono-pitch roof was employed for simplicity and to enable all the rain-water to be collected at the front of the house owing to the limited fall available for the drains.

1961 Guardian 25 Mar. 5/5 A simple and comely monopitch building.

1971 Daily Tel. 14 Aug. 7/3 The crematorium's group of mono~pitch grey slate roofs appear to form a large pyramid.

1983 J. S. Foster Struct. & Fabric (rev. ed.) I. iii. 163/1 An extreme case is the monopitch roof with the wind blowing diagonally across it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monopitch
释义	monopitchn.adj. Brit. /ˈmɒnəpɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌpɪtʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, pitch n.² Etymology: < mono- comb. form + pitch n.² A. n. Uniformity or lack of variation of pitch in speaking. Cf. monotone n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pitch > sameness of tone or pitch homotony1763 monopitch1939 monotonicity1971 1939 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Monopitch, monotony or sameness of voice pitch in speaking or singing. 1942 A. T. Weaver Speech Forms & Princ. x. 243 Monopitch, frequently miscalled monotone, results first, from unemotional speaking and, second, from a dull or inactive mind which fails to see distinctions in the meanings of the language which is being spoken. 1964 D. Crystal & R. Quirk Syst. Prosodic & Paraling. Features Eng. ii. 16 These deficiencies also mar his discussion of..pitch (including ‘monopitch’, step up and down, and slide). 1988 Jrnl. Speech & Hearing Res. 31 135 Monopitch, voice is characterized by monopitch or monotone. Voice lacks normal inflectional changes. B. adj. Building. Of a roof: having a single uniformly sloping surface. Of a building: having such a roof. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > type of roof thatched1467 side?a1475 thacked1530 vaulted1552 shingleda1563 slated1611 unshingled1611 high-pitch1614 slate-pointed1648 killesed1649 hipped1663 pantiledc1672 overpitched1677 underpitched1677 low-pitcheda1684 pitched1773 theeked1792 peaked1797 shingle1810 thackless1810 choppered1818 wagon-headed1823 unlathed1854 break-back1856 shingly1857 saddleback1861 scaled1862 gambrelled1863 thatchy1864 weather-slated1870 thatchless1882 weather-tiled1887 monopitch1941 tile-roofed1962 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed > in specific manner > specific coupledc1384 thatched1467 stone-heled1578 slate-hung1648 slate-roofed1648 raftered1670 rafted1739 stob-thatched1792 reeded1819 hip-roofed1821 wagon-vaulted1835 span-roofed1842 saddle-backed1853 thatchy1864 tortoise-roofed1886 mansarded1890 monopitch1961 skillion-roofed1967 1941 Archit. Rev. 89 47 The mono-pitch roof was employed for simplicity and to enable all the rain-water to be collected at the front of the house owing to the limited fall available for the drains. 1961 Guardian 25 Mar. 5/5 A simple and comely monopitch building. 1971 Daily Tel. 14 Aug. 7/3 The crematorium's group of mono~pitch grey slate roofs appear to form a large pyramid. 1983 J. S. Foster Struct. & Fabric (rev. ed.) I. iii. 163/1 An extreme case is the monopitch roof with the wind blowing diagonally across it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1939
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