monochromatic
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mon·o·chro·mat·ic
(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 paintings.
4. Exhibiting monochromatism.
5. Unvarying or dull: "the more prosaic and monochromatic aspects of communist life" (Amy Tan).
mon′o·chro′ma·tic′i·ty (-mə-tĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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monochromatic
(ˌmɒnəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk) ormonochroic
adj
1. (General Physics) Also: homochromatic (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
2. (General Physics) physics (of moving particles) having only one kinetic energy
3. (Pathology) of or relating to monochromatism
n
(Pathology) a person who is totally colour-blind
ˌmonochroˈmatically adv
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mon•o•chro•mat•ic
(ˌmɒn ə kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -oʊ krə-)adj.
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. pertaining to light of one color or to radiation of a single wavelength or narrow range of wavelengths.
4. of or pertaining to monochromatism.
[1815–25]
mon`o•chro•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
mon`o•chro`ma•tic′i•ty (-məˈtɪs ɪ ti) n.
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mon·o·chro·mat·ic
(mŏn′ə-krō-măt′ĭk)1. Having or appearing to have only one color: monochromatic light.
2. Consisting of a single wavelength of light or other radiation: monochromatic x-rays.
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2. | monochromatic - (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; "monochromatic light" polychromatic - (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength; "polychromatic light" | |
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mon·o·chro·mat·ic
a. monocromático-a, de un solo color.
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