Main Entry:

mo·nad

Pronunciation:

\ˈmō-ˌnad\

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 derived2: a flagellated protozoan (as of the genus Monas)

— mo·nad·ic \mō-ˈna-dik, mə-\ adjective

— mo·nad·ism \ˈmō-ˌna-ˌdi-zəm\ noun