monochromatic

(mŏn'ə-krō-măt'ĭk)
adj.

1. Having or appearing to have only one color.
2. Of or composed of radiation of only one wavelength: monochromatic light.
3. Done in monochrome: monochromatic prints and paintings.
4. Of or exhibiting monochromatism.

monochromatically mon'o·chro·mat'i·cal·ly adv.
monochromaticity mon'o·chro'ma·tic'i·ty (-mə-tĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength adj. - Having or appearing to have only one color.

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1. or homochromatic involving, possessing, or relating to a single colour; consisting of, relating to, or emitting light (or other electromagnetic radiation) of a single frequency or wavelength.
2. an alternative term for monoenergetic. Compare heterochromatic (def. 1), polychromatic.

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1. existing in or having only one color.
2. staining with only one dye at a time.

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• Painting Tools and Techniques - monochromatic: (adj) having a one-hued color scheme

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See words rhyming with "monochromatic."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - monokromatisk, ensfarvet

Nederlands (Dutch)
monochromatisch

Français (French)
adj. - monochromatique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - monochromatisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μονόχρωμος, μονοχρωματικός

Italiano (Italian)
monocromatico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - monocromático

Русский (Russian)
монохроматический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - monocromático, acromático, daltonismo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - monokrom

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
单色的, 一色的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 單色的, 一色的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 한 가지 색의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 単色の, 単色性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أحادي اللون, أحادي الطول الموجي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חד-צבעי, חד-תדרית (קרינה)‬

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