monomotor en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English monomotor From mono- + motor, probably borrowed from Continental European applications; compare with French monomoteur.
Meanings
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(attributive, not-comparable) Having a single traction motor driving the axles on a bogie.
Model of the new 2,800 h.p. diesel-electric C-C with Alsthom monomotor bogies, of which the first is about to be delivered to the V.R.
1962 June, “Beyond the Channel: Finland: The V.R. in their centenary year”, in Modern Railways, page 419, photo caption: