monochromatic

[mon-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -oh-kruh-]

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adjective

of or having one color.
of, relating to, or having tones of one color in addition to the ground hue: monochromatic pottery.
Optics. pertaining to light of one color or to radiation of a single wavelength or narrow range of wavelengths.

Ophthalmology. of or relating to monochromatism.

Origin of monochromatic

First recorded in 1815–25; mono- + chromatic

Related formsmon·o·chro·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbmon·o·chro·ma·tic·i·ty

[mon-uh-kroh-muh-tis-i-tee] /ˌmɒn əˌkroʊ məˈtɪs ɪ ti/, noun

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Related Words for monochromatic

monochrome, homogenous, consistent, homologous, invariant, flush, regular

Examples from the Web for monochromatic

Contemporary Examples of monochromatic

One editor who read an early submission referred to it as “monochromatic,” which clearly meant “boring.”
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He portrayed Cecilia against a monochromatic background, holding a white ermine - an enigmatic feature with multiple meanings.
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The monochromatic man of letters himself bounded on stage to a burst of applause.
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Filmed in Riga, Latvia, in monochromatic, sepia tones, the film evokes a world drained of life and color.
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Historical Examples of monochromatic

The vapour from the mixture ignites and we have a monochromatic flame.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2
John Tyndall
You can't get monochromatic light, because light can't be monochromatic.
The Ultimate Weapon
John Wood Campbell
Pauline is the same Pauline who wanted to draw in monochromatic drawing.
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Edward Everett Hale
Monochromatic painting upon pottery, familiar to the primitive Ionians, seems to have originated upon the Syro-Phnician coasts.
History of Ancient Art
Franz von Reber
Imagine P to be surrounded in the first instance by a glass shade which transmits only monochromatic red light.
Curiosities of Light and Sight
Shelford Bidwell

British Dictionary definitions for monochromatic

monochromatic

monochroic (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊɪk)

adjective

Also: homochromatic (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
physics (of moving particles) having only one kinetic energy
of or relating to monochromatism

noun

a person who is totally colour-blind

Derived Formsmonochromatically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for monochromatic

adj.

1807, from mono- + chromatic, or from monochrome + -atic. Related: Monochromatically (1784).

monochromatic in Medicine

monochromatic

[mŏn′ə-krō-măt′ĭk]

adj.

Having or appearing to have only one color.
Of or relating to a pure spectral color of a single wavelength.
Of or exhibiting achromatopsia.

Related formsmon′o•chro•mat′i•cal•ly adv.

monochromatic in Science

monochromatic

[mŏn′ə-krō-măt′ĭk]

Consisting of a single wavelength of light or other radiation. Lasers, for example, usually produce monochromatic light.
Having or appearing to have only one color. Compare polychromatic.