Home › Words › M › monastermonastermonaster means the single aster formation that forms at the equatorial plate at the end of metaphase in mitosis.EtymologyFrom mon- + aster.nounThe single aster formation that forms at the equatorial plate at the end of metaphase in mitosis.e.g.“After the encounter of the two pronuclei, one quadrant of the former positive cross of the monaster is missing on the side of the egg pronucleus.” — 1951 November, Shinya Inoué, Katsuma Dan, “Birefringence of the Dividing Cell”, in Journal of Morphology, volume 89, number 3:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.monoastral 66% match — Having or relating to a single aster. vs monaster →amphiaster 64% match — A structure formed in mitosis, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster. vs monaster →cytaster 57% match — A series of achromatic rays from each pole of the nucleus into the cytoplasm in karyokinesis. vs monaster →anastral 55% match — Lacking asters vs monaster →asterless 54% match — Without asters (star-shaped structures in cells). vs monaster →monochasium 54% match — A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower. vs monaster →mononucleation 52% match — The formation of a single cell nucleus vs monaster →anaphase 52% match — The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell. vs monaster →