monochrome

mon·o·chrome

 (mŏn′ə-krōm′)

n.

1.

a. A picture, especially a painting, done in different shades of a single color.

b. The art or technique of executing such a picture.

2. The state of being in a single color.

3. A black-and-white image, as in photography or on television.

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[Medieval Latin monochrōma, from feminine of Greek monokhrōmos, of one color : mono-, mono- + khrōma, color.]

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mon′o·chrome′, mon′o·chro′mic (-krō′mĭk) adj.

monochrome

(ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm)

n

1. (Photography) a black-and-white photograph or transparency

2. (Photography) photog black and white

3. (Art Terms)

a. a painting, drawing, etc, done in a range of tones of a single colour

b. the technique or art of this

4. (Photography) (modifier) executed in or resembling monochrome: a monochrome print.

5. (Art Terms) (modifier) executed in or resembling monochrome: a monochrome print.

adj

devoid of any distinctive or stimulating characteristics

Also called (for senses 3, 4): monotint

[C17: via Medieval Latin from Greek monokhrōmos of one colour]

ˌmonoˈchromic, ˌmonoˈchromical adj

ˈmonoˌchromist n

mon•o•chrome

(ˈmɒn əˌkroʊm)

n.

1. a painting, drawing, or photograph in different shades of a single color.

adj.

2. being or made in the shades of a single color.

[1655–65; < Greek monóchrōmos of a single color = mono- mono- + -chrōmos, adj. derivative of chrôma color]

mon`o•chro′mic, adj.

mon′o•chrom`ist, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	monochrome - painting done in a range of tones of a single color painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
	2.	monochrome - a black-and-white photograph or slide black and white photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
Adj.	1.	monochrome - having or appearing to have only one color monochromic, monochromous, monochromatic colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"

Translations

monocrom

monochromeinfarbig

μονόχρωμος

monochrome

monocromaticomonocromo

monochromatyczny

monocrom

monochrome

[ˈmɒnəkrəʊm]

A. ADJ → monocromo

B. N → monocromo m

monochrome

[ˈmɒnəkrəʊm] adj → monochrome

monochrome

adj → monochrom, einfarbig; (Comput) → monochrom; monochrome screen → Monochrombildschirm m; monochrome television → Schwarzweißfernsehen nt

n (Art) → monochrome Malerei, in einer Farbe gehaltene Malerei; (TV) → Schwarzweiß nt

monochrome

[ˈmɒnəˌkrəum] adj (painting, print) → monocromatico/a, monocromo/a; (television) → in bianco e nero