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Definition of Monocycle
1. Noun. A vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals.
Generic synonyms: Wheeled Vehicle
Derivative terms: Unicycle, Unicycle, Unicyclist
Definition of Monocycle
1. Noun. A unicycle or monowheel; often specifically a unicycle with the rider seated inside the wheel. ¹
2. Noun. (organic chemistry) An aromatic compound containing a single ring. ¹
3. Noun. (communication) The first derivative of a Gaussian, often used as an impulse signal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monocycle
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monocycle
Literary usage of Monocycle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern cycles: a practical handbook on their construction and repair by Alexander James Wallis-Tayler (1897)
"26 illustrates a monocycle or unicycle, driven according to the first-named method.
... monocycle or Unicycle. are arranged to run upon a path or race D, ..."
2. The Conquest of the Air: Aeronautics, Aviation; History, Theory, Practice by Alphonse Berget (1911)
"The two schools may best be likened to those two machines, the monocycle and the
bicycle respectively. Neither has lateral equilibrium, and the rider must ..."
3. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"The monocycle (Fig. 6934) U propelled by a hand-wheel, from which belt» or rope«
... monocycle of propulsion. The rudder fs operated from the steering-bar ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"A bandage for one eye. monocycle (mon'ô-sî-kl), n. ... having but one circle :
see monocycle and -te.] 1. Disposed in a single whorl or circular series, ..."
5. The Conquest of the Air: Aeronautics, Aviation; History, Theory, Practice by Alphonse Berget (1909)
"Consequently while every one can control the bicycle, only those expert in
balancing will risk themselves upon a monocycle. ..."
6. Theory of Electricity and Magnetism by Charles Emerson Curry (1897)
"The simplest case of cyclic motion is where we have a single cyclic coordinate
I ; such a system is called a monocycle. The positions of all parts of such a ..."
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