Monotone - Definition

adj 1: of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and
never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never
increasing in value [syn: monotonic, monotone] [ant:
nonmonotonic]
2: sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's
faint monotonous hooting" [syn: flat, monotone,
monotonic, monotonous]
n 1: an unchanging intonation [syn: monotone, drone,
droning]
2: a single tone repeated with different words or different
rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)