Monochromatic
adjective
Having or appearing to have only one color.
The painter's monochromatic color scheme gave his work a calm feeling.
Often appears as...
- monochromatic color scheme
- monochromatic light
adjective
Involving the use of a single wavelength or frequency, usually of electromagnetic radiation.
When we pass white light through a monochromator, we get monochromatic light.
Often appears as...
- monochromatic light source
- monochromatic x-rays
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Having or appearing to have only one color.
The painter's monochromatic color scheme gave his work a calm feeling.
Often appears as...
- monochromatic color scheme
- monochromatic light
adjective
Involving the use of a single wavelength or frequency, usually of electromagnetic radiation.
When we pass white light through a monochromator, we get monochromatic light.
Often appears as...
- monochromatic light source
- monochromatic x-rays
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Tone
Monochromatic can imply simplicity, elegance, or a focus on texture in art and design.
Her monochromatic dress emphasized its elegant design.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Literal Use
Used figuratively, 'monochromatic' can describe a dull or unvaried situation or character.
His monochromatic speech lacked any emotional variety.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
Certain cultures might associate monochromatic themes with mourning or formality.
The monochromatic attire at the ceremony was a sign of respect.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Tone
Monochromatic can imply simplicity, elegance, or a focus on texture in art and design.
Her monochromatic dress emphasized its elegant design.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Literal Use
Used figuratively, 'monochromatic' can describe a dull or unvaried situation or character.
His monochromatic speech lacked any emotional variety.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
Certain cultures might associate monochromatic themes with mourning or formality.
The monochromatic attire at the ceremony was a sign of respect.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Tone
Monochromatic can imply simplicity, elegance, or a focus on texture in art and design.
Her monochromatic dress emphasized its elegant design.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Literal Use
Used figuratively, 'monochromatic' can describe a dull or unvaried situation or character.
His monochromatic speech lacked any emotional variety.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
Certain cultures might associate monochromatic themes with mourning or formality.
The monochromatic attire at the ceremony was a sign of respect.
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Video examples
Wade Davis: Cultures at...
The pain of Tibet can be impossible to bear, but the redemptive spirit of the people is something to behold. And in the end, then, it really comes down to a do we want to live in a monochromatic world of monotony or do we want to embrace a polychromatic world of diversity?
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Mattias Klum: Lions,...
monochromatic patterns and you look for for things that can just be so so beautiful but at the same times it's it's a sad feeling because again this this glacier and all our glaciers in the world most of them retract very very
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The Dark Side of Nature...
kills whereas a starlet bites lions can hunt anything they want with impunity camouflage is such that in black and white for example and to the monochromatic vision of any animal in that light level a lion on ordinary
Video examples
Wade Davis: Cultures at...
The pain of Tibet can be impossible to bear, but the redemptive spirit of the people is something to behold. And in the end, then, it really comes down to a do we want to live in a monochromatic world of monotony or do we want to embrace a polychromatic world of diversity?
Video examples
Mattias Klum: Lions,...
monochromatic patterns and you look for for things that can just be so so beautiful but at the same times it's it's a sad feeling because again this this glacier and all our glaciers in the world most of them retract very very
Video examples
The Dark Side of Nature...
kills whereas a starlet bites lions can hunt anything they want with impunity camouflage is such that in black and white for example and to the monochromatic vision of any animal in that light level a lion on ordinary
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Quote examples
Eric Garcetti
Algerian Politician
Latinos are not monochromatic. You know, they trace their ancestry back to South America, to Central America, to Mexico, like in my family, and the Caribbean. And it's - we're a very diverse group. And we care about a lot more than just immigration, though we're passionate about having sensible immigration policies that don't go after our families.
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Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
My wardrobe falls into two camps most of the time: either very monochromatic and tailored or really vintagey, with '30s and '40s-style long floral dresses. I don't buy that much, so every time I invest in something new, it has to elevate what I have hanging in my closet.
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Simon Schama
British Historian
Jewish history has been in my cultural DNA since I was a child growing up in post-war London. In the midst of that dark, gray, lamenting monochromatic world of the '50s, I had a sense that both Jewish and English history were full of color and light and animation.
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N. K. Jemisin
American Writer
It's human nature that we come in our own flavours, and it doesn't make any sense to write a monochromatic or monocultural story unless you're doing something extremely small - a locked room-style story.
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Stacy London
American Entertainer
Texture is something we forget - it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you're afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest.
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C. V. Raman
Indian Physicist
Towards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury arcs sealed in quartz tubes.
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Giles Foden
English Author
It's the swirling river of time that makes our identities, not the monochromatic simplicity of skin colour or the definitive lines of international borders.
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Suzy Amis
American Actress
I tend to wear monochromatic outfits - all one colour from head to toe. I did that when I was younger and still do that to this day.
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Kurt Elling
American Musician
Salacious? I suppose every once in a while the salacious thing is not a bad thing. It's kind of monochromatic if that's all you do.
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Bobby Berk
American Designer
I love a good monochromatic moment with doors/walls. I think it looks great!
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Eric Garcetti
Algerian Politician
Latinos are not monochromatic. You know, they trace their ancestry back to South America, to Central America, to Mexico, like in my family, and the Caribbean. And it's - we're a very diverse group. And we care about a lot more than just immigration, though we're passionate about having sensible immigration policies that don't go after our families.
Quote examples
Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
My wardrobe falls into two camps most of the time: either very monochromatic and tailored or really vintagey, with '30s and '40s-style long floral dresses. I don't buy that much, so every time I invest in something new, it has to elevate what I have hanging in my closet.
Quote examples
Simon Schama
British Historian
Jewish history has been in my cultural DNA since I was a child growing up in post-war London. In the midst of that dark, gray, lamenting monochromatic world of the '50s, I had a sense that both Jewish and English history were full of color and light and animation.
Quote examples
N. K. Jemisin
American Writer
It's human nature that we come in our own flavours, and it doesn't make any sense to write a monochromatic or monocultural story unless you're doing something extremely small - a locked room-style story.
Quote examples
Stacy London
American Entertainer
Texture is something we forget - it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you're afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest.
Quote examples
C. V. Raman
Indian Physicist
Towards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury arcs sealed in quartz tubes.
Quote examples
Giles Foden
English Author
It's the swirling river of time that makes our identities, not the monochromatic simplicity of skin colour or the definitive lines of international borders.
Quote examples
Suzy Amis
American Actress
I tend to wear monochromatic outfits - all one colour from head to toe. I did that when I was younger and still do that to this day.
Quote examples
Kurt Elling
American Musician
Salacious? I suppose every once in a while the salacious thing is not a bad thing. It's kind of monochromatic if that's all you do.
Quote examples
Bobby Berk
American Designer
I love a good monochromatic moment with doors/walls. I think it looks great!
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