- Also: homochromatic (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
- (of moving particles) having only one kinetic energy
- of or relating to monochromatism
- a person who is totally colour-blind
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mon•o•chro•ic
(mon′ə krō′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- of one color.
- mono- + -chroic 1885–90
mon•o•chro•mat•ic /ˌmɑnəkroʊˈmætɪk/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of or having one color.
- Opticsof or relating to light of one color or to radiation of a single wavelength.
mon•o•chro•mat•ic
(mon′ə krō mat′ik, -ō krə-),USA pronunciation adj.
mon′o•chro•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
mon•o•chro•ma•tic•i•ty
(mon′ə krō′mə tis′i tē),USA pronunciation n.
- of or having one color.
- of, pertaining to, or having tones of one color in addition to the ground hue:monochromatic pottery.
- Opticspertaining to light of one color or to radiation of a single wavelength or narrow range of wavelengths.
- Ophthalmologyof or pertaining to monochromatism.
- 1815–25; mono- + chromatic
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monochromatic /ˌmɒnəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk/, monochroic /ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊɪk/ adj
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