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monochromatic
[ mon-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -oh-kruh- ]
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.
monochromatic
/ ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊɪk; ˌmɒnəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk /
adjective
- Alsohomochromatic (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
monochromatic
/ ŏ′ə-ō-ă′ĭ /
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԴdzˈپ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- Dzo··i·· adverb
- Dz····پ··ٲ [mon-, uh, -kroh-m, uh, -, tis, -i-tee], noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of monochromatic1
Example Sentences
In Pacific Palisades, the flames turned a vibrant suburban paradise into a monochromatic hell.
Much of the Palisades, once vibrant and green, is now monochromatic, like “The Wizard of Oz” in reverse.
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.
“With the turquoise hair, I thought a monochromatic top would work brilliantly,” Snell says.
Above, a large skylight is adorned with hundreds of suspended corn cobs, their illuminated forms offering one of the few sources of light in the dark and moody, monochromatic space.
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