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
1Other words from monochromatic
- mon·o·chro·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- mon·o·chro·ma·tic·i·ty [mon-uh-kroh-muh-tis-i-tee], /ˌmɒn əˌkroʊ məˈtɪs ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use monochromatic in a sentence
Second, the widespread red edges break up the graph, leaving fewer wide-open spaces that could end up getting filled in randomly by monochromatic cliques of another color.
Disorder Persists in Larger Graphs, New Math Proof Finds | Kevin Hartnett | November 4, 2020 | Quanta MagazineThis approach turned out to be a great way to avoid forming monochromatic cliques as the size of a graph grows.
Disorder Persists in Larger Graphs, New Math Proof Finds | Kevin Hartnett | November 4, 2020 | Quanta MagazineThey used a short proof to show that two-color Ramsey numbers must be smaller than an upper bound of 4t, where t is the size of the monochromatic clique you’re interested in.
Disorder Persists in Larger Graphs, New Math Proof Finds | Kevin Hartnett | November 4, 2020 | Quanta MagazineFinally, he took the probability that one of them will yield a monochromatic clique and added it to the probabilities that any of the other 251 will produce the clique.
Disorder Persists in Larger Graphs, New Math Proof Finds | Kevin Hartnett | November 4, 2020 | Quanta MagazineHowever, displays over 1,000 pixels per inch are monochromatic, and full-color displays remain challenging.
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It was Gurung's use of warm hues that provided a refreshing breath of air amid the mostly monochromatic palette thus far.
Fashion Week Dispatch: Prabal Gurung, Altuzarra, Alexander Wang | Erin Cunningham | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, the Republican Party had morphed into a winning, albeit monochromatic, coalition.
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?
Poll Question: Does the Obama Campaign Have a Diversity Problem? | Ryan Prior | April 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe portrayed Cecilia against a monochromatic background, holding a white ermine - an enigmatic feature with multiple meanings.
London’s National Gallery Opens the Exhibition of the Century | Daily Beast Promotions | November 7, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTA long series of experiments was made on Amblyopsis and Chologaster to determine their reaction to white and monochromatic light.
If the light were strictly monochromatic, they would interfere.
With our lights, which are nearly monochromatic, there will be no interference, and that no matter how narrow the line.
You notice that in monochromatic light the rings run closer and closer together as they recede from the centre.
Six Lectures on Light | John TyndallNow let us return to our slit, and, for the sake of simplicity, we will first consider the case of monochromatic light.
Six Lectures on Light | John Tyndall
British Dictionary definitions for monochromatic
monochroic (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊɪk)
/ (ˌmɒnəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk) /
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
Derived forms of monochromatic
- monochromatically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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