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Monk's Wall nature reserve The Monk's Wall nature reserve is a 5 minute walk across the bridge from the quay in Sandwich, Kent and is ideal for seeing wild duck and other wildlife in a wetland habitat. The reserve was opened by celebrity bird-watcher Bill Oddie in May 2000.
Monkee Business (album) Monkee Business was a 1982 singles and rarities compilation album of songs by the Monkees, issued by Rhino Records. It was a picture disc reissue of an earlier limited-issue collection, and Monkee Business was available in both LP and cassette formats.
Monkee Flips Monkee Flips was a 1984 singles and rarities compilation album of songs by the Monkees, issued by Rhino Records. Labelled as the "Best of the Monkees, Volume Four", the album featured an all-stereo selection of single sides and album tracks, including several songs featured in The Monkees TV series.
Monkee See, Monkee Die "Monkee See, Monkee Die" is the second episode of The Monkees television series. It aired on NBC September 19, 1966 (first-run) and May 1, 1967 (repeat; the first episode of the series to do so) during the first season; it was further presented October 25, 1969, February 27, 1971 and January 22, 1972 on CBS and February 17, 1973 on ABC.
Monkeemobile The Monkeemobile is a modified Pontiac GTO that was built for the Monkees TV show. The car features a tall split windshield, a T-bucket convertible top, modified rear quarter panels, exaggerated tail lamps and an extra row of seats where the rear deck should have been.
Monkees at the Circus "The Monkees at the Circus" is episode #22 of The Monkees television series. It first aired February 13 1967 (Peter Tork's 25th birthday) on NBC in the first season; it was repeated July 17, 1971 on CBS.
Monkees Ă  la Mode "Monkees Ă  la Mode" is a first-season episode of The Monkees television series. It was first broadcast on NBC February 27, 1967 as the 24th episode of the series, and repeated on CBS May 9 and July 18, 1970, February 19 and May 27, 1972.
Monkees in a Ghost Town "The Monkees in a Ghost Town" is a first-season installment of The Monkees television series. It first aired on NBC as the 7th episode of the series on October 24, 1966 and was repeated on July 17, 1967.
Monkees in the Ring "Monkees in the Ring" is the 20th installment of The Monkees television series. It first aired January 30 1967 in the first season on NBC and was repeated March 14, 1970, January 15 and April 15, 1972 on CBS.
Monkey (dance) The Monkey is a novelty dance, most popular in 1963. The dance was popularized by two R&B records: Major Lance's "The Monkey Time", and The Miracles' "Mickey's Monkey", both released during the summer of 1963.
Monkey (novel) Monkey: A Folk-Tale of China (1942), usually known as simply Monkey, is an abridged translation by Arthur Waley of the Chinese classic text Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. Despite being abridged, it was, for many years, by far the most accurate and complete translation of Journey to the West available in the English language.
Monkey (TV series) Monkey is the English language version of a Japanese television series, based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. It was originally produced by Nippon Television (NTV) and International Television Films (西遊記 Saiyūki) in association with the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation.
Monkey bike "Monkey bike" is the collective name given to various small, low powered motorcycles first made popular by Honda in the 1970's. Numerous similar designs predate the Honda model, notably the WW2 parachutist motorcycles, but these were not commonly known by this name until the Honda design made the type of vehicle commonplace.
Monkey brain Monkey brain is a controversial delicacy, often attributed to the Chinese, but found in countries around the world. While it is not in contention that people eat monkey brains, the method of eating the brains fresh out of the skull of a screaming monkey is an urban legend that is almost certainly not true.
Monkey B virus Monkey B Virus (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1, herpesvirus simiae, (B virus)) is a rare but highly lethal alphaherpesvirus that can be fatal to humans when spread from macaque monkeys. The last known death occurred when a worker at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center was infected in 1997.
Monkey Business (TV series) Monkey Business is a long-running show about the exploits of various primates that are held at Monkey World, a rescue centre and sanctuary for primates in Dorset, United Kingdom. The show features Jim and Allison Cronin as the heads of Monkey World, who travel around the world rescuing primates (primarily chimpanzees, though they have rescued other primates as well), returning them to Monkey World.
Monkey Business (yacht) Monkey Business is a palatial yacht credited for sinking former Colorado, USA senator Gary Hart's campaign for President of the United States in 1988. After suspicion of Hart cheating on his wife, reporters for the Miami Herald, in a controversial move, staked out Hart's townhouse around the clock, and finally spotted the Senator with Miami model Donna Rice.
Monkey Dance Monkey Dance is a documentary film by Julie Mallozzi, a filmmaker based in Boston. The film follows three Cambodian-American teens growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts as they face the challenges of urban America, learn from traditional culture and dance, and reflect on the sacrifices of their parents, survivors of the Khmer Rouge.
Monkey Drummer Monkey Drummer is a two and half minute film created by Chris Cunningham created in 2001. The film is set to "Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michaels Mount" by Aphex Twin and features a mechanical monkey/human hybrid playing various percussion instruments using its six arms, two legs and one central appendage.
Monkey Dust Monkey Dust is an animated TV series that satirises the darker side of life in the United Kingdom. It deals with taboo subjects and has drawn controversy for its portrayal of murderers, paedophiles and single parents.
Monkey Gone to Heaven Monkey Gone to Heaven is an alternative rock song by the Pixies, and the first single from their 1989 album Doolittle. Known for cryptic lyrics which many have tried to interpret, they are, according to the band, meant to be surreal and meaningless, built around the title.
Monkey Island (island) Monkey Island is the namesake and the most well-known location in the Monkey Island series of adventure games. The games involve Guybrush Threepwood, the main character, searching for Monkey Island or being stranded on the island and trying to escape.
Monkey Island (series) Monkey Island is the collective name given to a series of four graphical point-and-click adventure games produced and published by LucasArts, originally known as LucasFilm Games through the development of the first two games in the series. The games follow the misadventures of the hapless Guybrush Threepwood as he struggles to become the most notorious pirate in the Caribbean, defeat the plans of the evil undead pirate LeChuck and win the heart of governor Elaine Marley.
Monkey Island, Bray Monkey Island is a small island in the River Thames near the village of Bray, Berkshire, England. It is now occupied by a hotel, but sports an interesting history involving grotesquely painted monkeys and the Duke of Marlborough.
Monkey Jungle Monkey Jungle is a renowned 30 acre wildlife park established in 1933 for the exhibition and study of endangered monkeys in semi-natural habitats. Many novel and innovative projects have been conducted at the park, which is also a popular tourist attraction in the Miami, Florida area.
Monkey model Monkey model was the unofficial designation given by the Soviet Military to versions military equipment (armored vehicles, airplanes, missiles) of significantly inferior capability to the original designs and intended only for export.
Monkey painting During the late 1950's biologists began to study the nature of art in humans. Of the theories proposed few had such a striking effect as those based on observations of primate paintings, hundreds of which were cataloged by Desmond Morris.
Monkey points In the motion picture industry, the term monkey points refers to the practice of many low budget production companies offering talent a percentage of a film's profits, as opposed to a percentage of the film's gross, or a fixed salary. Since such projects usually never make any money, at least on paper - the talent who accepts a percentage of the project's profits usually never makes any money.
Monkey Punch Monkey Punch (モンキー・パンチ) is the pen name of mangaka Kazuhiko Katō (加藤一彦 Katō Kazuhiko, born May 26 1937), creator of the successful Japanese manga series Lupin III. He was born in Hamanakachō, Hokkaidō.
Monkey Puss (Live in London) Monkey Puss (Live in London) is a live album by Swedish band Entombed recorded during the 92' Gods of Grind tour in London. It was released in 1998 on Earache Records a video version is available, notable for being the only [http://www.
Monkey Puzzle (band) Monkey Puzzle is an a cappella music group from Bloomington, Indiana which formed in the mid 1990s, releasing their first CD in 1995. In 1999 they won the award for "Best World/Folk Song" from The Contemporary A Cappella Society and their third CD was nominated by the same organization for Best Album of 1999.
Monkey River Monkey River is a coastal watercourse in southern Belize that rises in the Maya Mountains and discharges to the Caribbean Sea near Monkey River Town. One of Belize's major rivers, Monkey River has northern headwaters which originate in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, where the Swasey Branch drains the East Basin of that wildlife santuary.
Monkey River Town Monkey River Town is a village in the north of the Toledo District of the Central American nation of Belize. It is on the Caribbean Sea on the southern shore of the mouth of Belize's Monkey River, at 16° 21' 0N, 88° 28' 60W.
Monkey stick The mendoza or mendozer (also monkey stick) is a traditional English percussion instrument, widely used in folk music. The origins of the name are not known but it is believed to stem from an association with one of the many Gypsy, Spanish and Italian buskers who were popular in London in the Victorian era.
Monkey Sanctuary The Monkey Sanctuary was founded in 1964 by Len Williams as a cooperative that would care for rescued woolly monkeys. Based in Looe, Cornwall, the sanctuary has several woolly monkeys that are descended from the original rescued pets, as well as some capuchin monkeys that have been recently rescued from bad conditions.
Monkey Shines (video game) Monkey Shines is a platform game which was developed and published as shareware by FantaSoft, LLC in 1997 for the Apple Macintosh. In the game, a monkey named Bonzo adventures through different levels collecting fruits and keys.
Monkey Spunky Monkey Spunky were a punk band who toured London between 1976 and 1982. They were never offered a recording contract after issuing a statement which read "We knew we are popular but we will never sell out.
Monkey Swallows the Universe Monkey Swallows the Universe are an acoustic/indie band from Sheffield, UK. The band are centred around the original founding duo of Nat Johnson and Kevin Gori who formed the band around 2004 after meeting at the University of Sheffield.
Monkey tennis "Monkey Tennis" is a British pop culture phrase, first used in the late 1990s and popular throughout the 2000s. Originating as a joke in a television sitcom, it has come to be commonly used as an example of the hypothetical lowest common denominator television programme that it is possible to make.
Monkey Trousers Monkey Trousers is a comedy series on ITV featuring such British comedians as Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Morrissey, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, and Steve Coogan.
Monkey's Bum The Monkey's Bum is a variation of the Modern Defense, a chess opening. Although it may also be loosely defined as any approach against the Modern Defense involving an early Bc4 and Qf3, trying to set up a sort of scholar's mate, it is strictly defined by the sequence of moves (given here in algebraic chess notation:
Monkey: Journey to the West Monkey: Journey to the West is a forthcoming stage adaptation of the Chinese legend Journey to the West, by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the co-creators of virtual band Gorillaz, and Chen Shi-Zheng. It is due to receive its world premiere at the 2007 Manchester International Festival, on June 28 2007 at the Palace Theatre, Manchester; it is the Festival's opening show.
Monkeybone Monkeybone is a 2001 live action/animated film based on Kaja Blackley's graphic novel Dark Town. The movie stars Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Rose McGowan, Dave Foley, Giancarlo Esposito & Chris Kattan, and was directed by Henry Selick.
Monkeyman superhero hoax On May 2 2003, local newspapers in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, published a story about mysterious "caped crusader" who appeared to be a real-life superhero. He was wearing a monkey mask and a cape, and had a large brown "O" emblazoned on his chest.
Monkeyrush Monkeyrush is a British indie ska punk band from the home of British Punk, Bromley in South-East London. Their musical style is inspired and influenced by a number of 70s and early 80s pop, rock, ska and punk acts, including David Bowie, The Clash, Adam Ant and Ian Dury.
Monkeys Eyebrow, Kentucky Monkeys Eyebrow, Kentucky is an unincorporated rural community located in Ballard County, Kentucky. It is generally the northwesternmost community in the Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky that is identified on the highway maps distributed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Monkeys in ships When the British first began to explore Africa, young monkeys were often captured and taken back on board the ship to entertain sailors. Some were later kept in zoos, many modern captive monkeys in the UK are descended from such Victorian era monkeys.
Monkeys in space Before humans were launched into space, several animals, including numerous monkeys, were used to investigate the biological effects of space travel. The United States launched monkey flights primarily between 1948 and 1961 with one flight in 1969 and one in 1985.
Monkichi Monkichi, or Oyama no Monkichi (pronounced "Oh-Yah-Mah Mon-Key-Chee", and means "Monkichi of the Mountain" in Japanese), is a cartoon character from Sanrio, Japan. The character was first introduced in 1991.
Monkland Canal The Monkland Canal connected Monklands to Glasgow, Scotland. The earliest phase of the route and its construction was supervised by James Watt, when work began on June 26, 1770 at Sheepford and was completed in 1791 when its junction with the Forth and Clyde Canal at Port Dundas was made.
Monks Kirby Rural District The Monks Kirby Rural District was a rural district of Warwickshire between 1894 and 1932, based on the part of the Lutterworth Rural Sanitary District which was in Warwickshire. Its council was based in the village of Monks Kirby.
Monks Risborough railway station Monks Risborough railway station is the small, single platform railway station of the village of Monks Risborough in Buckinghamshire. Monks Risborough is adjacent to the north of the larger town of Princes Risborough and the station lies on the short branch line that connects Princes Risborough with Aylesbury.
Monkseaton Monkseaton is a village near Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, in the northeast of England. Monkseaton is situated half a mile inland of the Tyneside coastal resort of Whitley Bay which it pre dates, being originally recorded as land owned by the Priory of Tynemouth .
Monkstown, Dublin Monkstown (Baile na Manach in Irish) is a village in the south Dublin suburbs in the Republic of Ireland, located in the administrative county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. It is located on the coast, between the area of Blackrock and the town of DĂşn Laoghaire.
Monksville Reservoir Monksville Reservoir, known for its trophy size muskellunge, walleye, bass and trout, sits atop the defunct community of Monksville, New Jersey. The lake is used by anglers, sporting clubs and the US Sailing Association.
Monkton Farleigh Monkton Farleigh is a small village in West Wiltshire, England, 3 miles (6 km) from Bradford-on-Avon, and 5 miles (8 km) from the city of Bath. It is known for its underground mines of Bath Stone, which were converted into one of the largest Ministry of Defence underground ammunition stores in the UK.
Monkton, Kent Monkton is an English village located on the Canterbury-Ramsgate road, at the south-western edge of the Isle of Thanet, Kent near St Nicholas at Wade and Minster-in-Thanet. The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist.
Monkwearmouth Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland located at the north side of the mouth of the River Wear. It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland, the area now known as the East End.
Monlam Festival Monlam, also known as The Great Prayer Festival, falls on 4th -11th day of the 1st Tibetan month in Tibetan Buddhism. The event in Tibet was established in 1409 by Tsong Khapa, the founder of the Geluk tradition.
Monluc Monluc, or Montluc, the name of a French family. The house of Lassran-Mansencomme, which possessed the estate of Monluc in Agenais, and took its name in the 16th century, is held to be a branch of the family of Montesquiou.
Monmouth (district) The Monmouth district was one of five districts of Gwent between 1974 and 1996. In 1988 the district was granted a charter conferring borough status, becoming the Borough of Monmouth (although this should not be confused with the historic borough of Monmouth).
Monmouth County Vocational School District The Monmouth County Vocational School District is a vocational school district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving the need to provide area students with relevant skills to implement technology and to develop as life-long learners.
Monmouth Junction, New Jersey Monmouth Junction is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,721.
Monmouth Rebellion The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow the King of England, James II, who became king when his elder brother, Charles II, died on 6 February 1685. James II was unpopular because he was Roman Catholic and many people were opposed to a "papist" king.
Monmouth Street Monmouth Street is a noted commercial and residential street in Red Bank, New Jersey. It is the home to numerous trendy stores, the Count Basie Theatre, and in the 1980s, it was home to Big Man's West, Clarence Clemons' nightclub.
Monmouthshire Monmouthshire () is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. The eastern and southern boundaries of the historic county and principal area are the same; however, the western two-fifths of the historic county are covered by other unitary authorities.
Monmouthshire Constabulary The Monmouthshire Constabulary was a police force for the traditional county of Monmouthshire (excluding the county borough of Newport) in the United Kingdom between 1857 and 1967. The force was abolished in 1967, when it was amalgamated with the Newport Borough Police to form Gwent Police.
Monnaie de Paris The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) or, more administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", is an administration of the French government charged with issuing coins as well as producing medals and other similar items. Many ancient coins are housed there.
Monnet Plan The Monnet plan was proposed by French bureaucrat Jean Monnet after the end of World War II. It was a reconstruction plan for France that proposed giving France control over the German coal and steel areas of the Ruhr area and Saar and using these resources to bring France to 150% of pre-war industrial production.
Monnett Bain Davis Monnett Bain Davis (August 13 1893-December 26 1953) was an American Ambassador. Born in Greencastle, Indiana, he was named for his maternal grandmother, Mary Monnett Bain, a benfactress of the Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Monnow Bridge Monnow Bridge is the only remaining mediaeval fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower still standing on the bridge. It is located in the town of Monmouth, which stands at the confluence of the Wye and the Monnow rivers.
Mono (Courtney Love song) Mono is name of the debut single released by Courtney Love as a solo artist. Its release was overshadowed by issues Love was undergoing in her personal life, namely her drug addiction and legal problems, and was therefore considered a flop.
Mono (game) mono is a computer game created by Binary Zoo in which the goal is to turn the entire screen either white or black. Described as "Part Asteroids, part Robotron, part Paint Shop Pro" Jeffels, C: "mono", http://www.
Mono (UK band) Mono was a British pop duo which became a one-hit wonder in the late 1990s with their song "Life in Mono". The group's music is often described as trip hop, based on its similarities to contemporary electronic music acts including Sneaker Pimps and Portishead.
Mono Basin The Mono Basin is an endorheic basin located East of Yosemite National Park in California, United States. It is bordered to the West by the Sierra Nevada, to the East by the Cowtrack Mountains, to the North by the Bodie Hills, and to the South by the North ridge of the Long Valley Caldera.
Mono Grande The Mono Grande ("Large Monkey"), a large monkey-like creature, has been occasionally reported in South America. Such creatures are reported as being much larger than the commonly accepted new world monkeys.
Mono language (Congo) Mono is a language spoken by about 65,000 people in the northwestern corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the Banda languages, of the Ubangi subgroup of Adamawa-Ubangi, a branch of Niger-Congo.
Mono language (Solomon Islands) The Mono language is a South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic language of the Oceanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken by fewer than 4000 people on Treasury Island, Shortland Island, and Fauro Island in the Solomon Islands.
Mono Lake Committee The Mono Lake Committee (MLC) is an environmental organization based in Lee Vining, California in the United States. Its mission is to preserve Mono Lake, by reducing diversions of water from the Eastern Sierra watersheds by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve The Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve was established at Mono Lake, in Mono County, California, to preserve the "tufa towers". The towers are made of calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by the interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water.
Mono traditional narratives Mono traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Mono people, including the Owens Valley Paiute east of the Sierra Nevada and the Monache on that range's western slope, in California.
Mono tribe The Mono are a Native American people who traditionally lived in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains (generally south of Bridgeport, California) and adjacent areas of the Great Basin. They are divided into the Eastern Mono and the Western Mono, roughly based on the Sierra crest .
Mono-cropping Mono-cropping is the agricultural practice of growing the same crop year after year on the same land, without crop rotation through other crops. While economically a very efficient system, allowing for specialisation in equipment and crop production, mono-cropping is also controversial, as it often leads to depletion of the nutrients of the soil and problems with weeds and pesticides.
Mono, Ontario The Town of Mono is situated in south-central Ontario, at the south-east corner of County of Dufferin, just north of Caledon. It stretches from Highway #9 along its southern border to Highway #89 along its northern bordern.
Monoamine neurotransmitter Monoamine neurotransmitters are neurotransmitters and neuromodulators that contain one amino group that is connected to an aromatic ring by a two-carbon chain (-CH2-CH2-). All monoamines are derived from aromatic amino acids like phenylalanine, tyrosine, histidine, tryptophan, and the thyroid hormones by the action of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase enzymes.
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are a class of antidepressant drugs prescribed for the treatment of depression. They are particularly effective in treating atypical depression, and have also shown efficacy in helping smokers to quit.
Monobe, Kochi Monobe (物部村; -son) was a village located in the former Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the village merged with two towns forming the city of Kami and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Monobloco Monobloco is a Brazilian bloco, or street band, that plays during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Unlike most traditional blocos, which play pure samba, Monobloco has become extremely popular among younger people because of its 'fresh' sound, playing a mix of various rhythms such as coco, ciranda, marcha, xote, samba-charme, and particularly samba-rock and funk.
Monoboard A monoboard is derived directly from a Boarder Cross snowboard. Though monoboarding doesn't have a long history and has been growing in popularity steadily over the last year, a monoboard look very similar to their alpine cousins Monoski, but their most distinctive feature is their wideness, their wavy edges (magne-tractionLibtech) Magne-traction , their quadflex (WMO) and their Intereactive suspension (WMO).
Monocacy Aqueduct The Monocacy Aqueduct is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The 438 foot (133.
Monocacy National Battlefield Monocacy National Battlefield is a unit of the National Park Service, the site of the Battle of Monocacy Junction in the American Civil War fought on July 9, 1864. The battlefield straddles the Monocacy River southwest of the city of Frederick, Maryland.
Monoceros Monoceros (IPA: , ) is a faint constellation on the winter night sky, surrounded by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south and Hydra to the east. Other bordering constellations include Canis Minor, Lepus and Puppis.
Monoceros (album) Monoceros is an album of solo soprano saxophone improvisations by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker. It was recorded directly to disk using the direct-cut technique, with assistance from Numar Lubin, Gerald Reynolds and Michael Reynolds of Nimbus Records.
Monoceros Ring Monoceros Ring is a proposed ring of stars around the Milky Way which consists of stars torn from the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy as it merges with the Milky Way over the course of billions of years. It is a complex ringlike structure which wraps around our galaxy three times, formed from the long filament of stars pulled from the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy by tidal forces as it orbits the Milky Way.
Monocistronic Monocistronic is an adjective used in genetics which usually refers to messenger RNA (mRNA) and means that a single polypeptide chain will result from its translation, in contrast to polycistronic mRNA, where translations will yield several polypeptides.
Monoclonal antibodies Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) are antibodies that are identical because they were produced by one type of immune cell and are all clones of a single parent cell. Given (almost) any substance, it is possible to create monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to that substance; they can then serve to detect or purify that substance.
Monoclonal antibody therapy Monoclonal antibody therapy is the use of monoclonal antibodies (or Mab) to specifically target cells. The main objective is stimulating the patient's immune system to attack the malignant tumor cells and the prevention of tumor growth by blocking specific cell receptors.
Monocoque Monocoque (French for "single" (mono) and "shell" (coque)) is a construction technique that supports structural load using an object's external skin. This stands in contrast with using an internal framework (or truss) that is then covered with a non-load-bearing skin.
Monocular A monocular is a modified refracting telescope used to magnify the images of distant objects by passing light through a series of lenses and prisms; the use of prisms results in a lightweight telescope. Volume and weight are less than half those of binoculars, making it easy to carry along.
Monocular rivalry Monocular rivalry is a phenomenon of human visual perception that occurs when two different images are optically superimposed. During prolonged viewing, one image becomes clearer than the other for a few moments, then the other image becomes clearer than the first for a few moments.

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