mono
/ˈmɒnəʊ
/adjective
1Monophonic.The disc contains Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio tracks in each of English, Italian, and French....
- The Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio tracks are more than suitable here and provide a clean aural presentation.
- The presentation is full screen with Dolby Digital 1.0 mono audio in Japanese.
2Monochrome.0900 hrs: Jerry becomes confused by our mono colored currency and attempts to pay for a soda with a turnpike receipt....
- It's mono, of course, and there's no backlight, but what do you expect for £77?
noun (plural monos)
1A monophonic recording.The audio is a standard mono, with no hiss except at high volumes, and does its job satisfactorily....
- The image is reasonably clear and bright, if slightly soft, and the soundtrack is a no-nonsense mono that is free of any artifacts.
- The soundtrack is the original mono, and has the basic problems of such older tracks.
1.1 [mass noun] Monophonic reproduction.Purists will be happy to know the original mono track was remastered into two-channel Dolby Digital mono....
- Presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, there are several imperfections.
- The disc's audio is in mono as mastered from a digitally restored 35 mm magnetic track and is in very good shape.
2A monochrome picture.
2.1 [mass noun] Monochrome reproduction.The Dolby Digital 1.0 mono sounds much better than the 2.0 faux stereo that carries an unwanted echoic effect.
3North American short for mononucleosis.They will help only if your child has a bacterial infection along with her mono, such as strep throat....
- He or she might want to test you for other sicknesses that are like mono.
- Because mono is caused by a virus, antibiotics such as penicillin won't help unless the child has a secondary infection like strep bacteria.
4North American short for monofilament.