monochromatic
- 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
Related Words for monochromatic
monochrome, homogenous, consistent, homologous, invariant, flush, regularExamples 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.”
How could a supposedly savvy political operation assemble such a monochromatic room?
He portrayed Cecilia against a monochromatic background, holding a white ermine - an enigmatic feature with multiple meanings.
The monochromatic man of letters himself bounded on stage to a burst of applause.
Filmed in Riga, Latvia, in monochromatic, sepia tones, the film evokes a world drained of life and color.
Historical Examples of monochromatic
The vapour from the mixture ignites and we have a monochromatic flame.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2John Tyndall
You can't get monochromatic light, because light can't be monochromatic.
The Ultimate WeaponJohn Wood Campbell
Pauline is the same Pauline who wanted to draw in monochromatic drawing.
How To Do ItEdward Everett Hale
Monochromatic painting upon pottery, familiar to the primitive Ionians, seems to have originated upon the Syro-Phnician coasts.
History of Ancient ArtFranz 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 SightShelford Bidwell
monochromatic
monochroic (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊɪk)
- 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
- a person who is totally colour-blind
Word Origin and History for monochromatic
1807, from mono- + chromatic, or from monochrome + -atic. Related: Monochromatically (1784).
monochromatic
(mŏn′ə-krō-măt′ĭk)- Having or appearing to have only one color.
- Of or relating to a pure spectral color of a single wavelength.
- Of or exhibiting achromatopsia.
monochromatic
- 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.