monopole
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the Middle French monopole or its etymon the Late Latin monopōlium (“a monopoly”).
Noun[edit]
monopole (plural monopoles)
- An appellation owned by a single winery.
References[edit]
- “ˈmonopole¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Further reading[edit]
- Monopole (wine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
monopole (plural monopoles)
- (physics) A magnetic monopole.
- A monopole antenna.
- An electrical power transmission line having one direct-current conductor and a ground (earth) connection.
Translations[edit]
magnetic monopole
antenna
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References[edit]
- monopole³” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Further reading[edit]
- Magnetic monopole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Monopole antenna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
monopole
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin monopōlium.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
monopole m (plural monopoles)
- monopoly
- 1856, “Mémoire sur l'île de Chio présenté par M. Fustel de Coulanges, membre de l'École française d'Athènes”, in Archives des missions scientifiques et littéraires[1], volume 5, Paris, page 624:
- Plus tard, la démogérontie fit un marché avec le gouvernement, et, moyennant un droit fixe et annuel, elle fit abolir à la fois le monopole et l’impôt, et obtint que le commerce fût libre.
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Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: monopol
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “monopole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin monopōlium.
Noun[edit]
monopole m (plural monopoles)
- an exclusive right to sell something
References[edit]
- Etymology and history of “monopole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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