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mon·o·chro·mat·ic    Audio Help   [mon-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -oh-kruh-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of or having one color.
2.of, pertaining to, or having tones of one color in addition to the ground hue: monochromatic pottery.
3.Optics. pertaining to light of one color or to radiation of a single wavelength or narrow range of wavelengths.
4.Ophthalmology. of or pertaining to monochromatism.

[Origin: 1815–25; mono- + chromatic]

mon·o·chro·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
mon·o·chro·ma·tic·i·ty    Audio Help   [mon-uh-kroh-muh-tis-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, noun
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mon·o·chro·mat·ic    Audio Help   (mŏn'ə-krō-māt'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
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.

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

adjective
1. of or relating to monochromatism 
2. (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; "monochromatic light" [ant: polychromatic
3. having or appearing to have only one color 

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monochromatic    Audio Help   (mŏn'ə-krō-māt'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Consisting of a single wavelength of light or other radiation. Lasers, for example, usually produce monochromatic light.
  2. Having or appearing to have only one color. Compare polychromatic.

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Monochromatic

Mon`o*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monochromatique. See Monochrome.] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.

Monochromatic lamp (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments.
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