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mon⋅o⋅chro⋅mat⋅ic

[mon-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -oh-kruh-]
–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 [mon-uh-kroh-muh-tis-i-tee] , noun
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mon·o·chro·mat·ic   (mŏn'ə-krō-māt'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.

mon'o·chro·mat'i·cal·ly adv., mon'o·chro'ma·tic'i·ty (-mə-tĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: mono·chro·mat·ic
Pronunciation: "män-&-krO-'mat-ik
Function: adjective
1 : having or consisting of onecolor or hue
2 : consisting of radiation of a single wavelength or of a very small range of wavelengths
3 : of, relating to, or exhibiting monochromatism —mono·chro·ma·tic·i·ty /-"krO-m&-'tis-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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monochromatic mon·o·chro·mat·ic (mŏn'ə-krō-māt'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Having or appearing to have only one color.

  2. Of or relating to a pure spectral color of a single wavelength.

  3. Of or exhibiting achromatopsia.


mon'o·chro·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

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