MONOCHROME

monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, monochromous

(adjective) having or appearing to have only one color

monochrome

(noun) painting done in a range of tones of a single color

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

monochrome (countable and uncountable, plural monochromes)

A black and white image, especially such a photograph.

(dated) A painting executed in shades of a single colour.

A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.

Adjective

monochrome (not comparable)

Having only one colour.

(photography) Representing colours with shades of gray.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"o*chrome, n. Etym: [Gr. monochrome.]

Definition: A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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