monoline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A company operating in only one industry or line of business; often specifically a bank specializing in credit card issuance.
  2. An insurer specialized in insuring investment-grade securities against loss.
  3. A font line of consistent width, as occurs when imitating pencil script.
  4. A length of monofilament line, used for culturing forms of seaweed.
  5. A type of composing machine in which each line of type is cast as a single slug.
  6. A single spectrum line.

Word forms

monoline monolines

Etymology

From mono- + line.

Related words

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