monochromatic
Americanadjective
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of or having one color.
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of, relating to, or having tones of one color in addition to the ground hue.
monochromatic pottery.
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Optics. pertaining to light of one color or to radiation of a single wavelength or narrow range of wavelengths.
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Ophthalmology. of or relating to monochromatism.
adjective
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Also: homochromatic. (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
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physics (of moving particles) having only one kinetic energy
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of or relating to monochromatism
noun
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Consisting of a single wavelength of light or other radiation. Lasers, for example, usually produce monochromatic light.
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Having or appearing to have only one color.
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Compare polychromatic
Other Word Forms
- monochromatically adverb
- monochromaticity noun
Etymology
Origin of monochromatic
Example Sentences
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Mitchell’s portraits feature individuals shaded with ink set against monochromatic acyrlic background.
From Los Angeles Times
In Pacific Palisades, the flames turned a vibrant suburban paradise into a monochromatic hell.
From Los Angeles Times
Much of the Palisades, once vibrant and green, is now monochromatic, like “The Wizard of Oz” in reverse.
From Los Angeles Times
They had day jobs and often debated art theory at Romero’s kitchen table in Angelino Heights, where they wrote their ideas and sketched pictures — one the same featured in Beto’s monochromatic drawing.
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“With the turquoise hair, I thought a monochromatic top would work brilliantly,” Snell says.
From Los Angeles Times
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