monad

  • 31monad — Concept developed by Leibniz, in whose philosophy monads are the true unities and hence the only true substances. Monads are extensionless, mental entities, capable of perceptions and appetitive states, but each of them self sufficient and… …

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  • 32monad- — ► prefijo Componente de palabra procedente del gr. monas, monados, que significa unidad: ■ monadelfo; monadología. TAMBIÉN monado …

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  • 33monad — Synonyms and related words: I, ace, air, an existence, atom, atomic particles, being, body, brute matter, building block, chemical element, component, constituent, creature, critter, earth, electron, element, elementary particle, elementary unit …

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  • 34MONAD —    the name given by Leibnitz to one of the active simple elementary substances, the plurality of which in their combinations or combined activities constitutes in his regard the universe both spiritual and physical; it denotes in biology an… …

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  • 35monad — mon·ad || məʊnæd / mÉ’næd n. single celled organism (Biology); flagellated protozoan (Biology); atom or radical with the value of one (Chemistry); inseparable metaphysical entity (Philosophy) …

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  • 36monad — 1) nomad 2) damon …

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  • 37monad — n. 1. Atom, molecule, ultimate particle, indivisible particle. 2. (Zool.) Minute animacule …

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  • 38monad — mo·nad …

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  • 39monad — /ˈmoʊnæd/ (say mohnad) noun 1. Biology a. any simple single celled organism. b. a certain type of small, flagellate, colourless, naked amoeboid with one to three flagella. 2. Chemistry Obsolete an element, atom or group having a valency of one. 3 …

  • 40monad —   n. unit; atom; microcosmic element underlying reality; God.    ♦ monadic, a.    ♦ monadism, n. philosophic theory that universe is composed of such elements …

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