1. consisting of or using only one metal
2. relating to a monetary system based on one metal as the standard of value
Usage: economics

Examples

• The monometallic wire was made entirely of copper.
• Ancient coins were often monometallic, crafted from pure gold or silver.
• The country adopted a monometallic gold standard in the 19th century.
• Monometallic systems are simpler than those using multiple metals.
• The jewelry featured a monometallic design using only platinum.
• Economists debated the benefits of monometallic versus bimetallic currency systems.