Main Entry: mono·ton·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌmä-nə-ˈtä-nik\

Function: adjective

Date: 1797

1 : characterized by the use of or uttered in a monotone
2 : having the property either of never increasing or of never decreasing as the values of the independent variable or the subscripts of the terms increase

— mono·ton·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— mono·to·nic·i·ty \ˌmä-nə-tō-ˈni-sə-tē\ noun