单词 | monochromatic |
释义 | monochromatic (once / 51840 pages) adj If everything in your room is pink, your room is monochromatic — all of one color. In physics, monochromatic describes light that has the same wavelength so it is one color. Broken into Greek roots, the word shows its meaning: monos means one, and khroma means color. Things that are truly monochromatic are rare — examine the green leaves of trees and you'll see lots of different shades. WORD FAMILYmonochrome: monochromatic, monochromes, monochromic, monochromous USAGE EXAMPLESHis brushwork softens outside the borders, and Crayon sometimes employs a contrasting format: monochromatic around full-color pictures, and vice versa. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) The confident monochromatic approach might be a simple mood shifter, welcome at this time of year. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) The earlier pieces in this monochromatic array are less austere, tempered by shades of gray. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) 1adj having or appearing to have only one color Syn monochrome, monochromic, monochromous colored, colorful, coloured having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination 2adj (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength monochromatic light Syn|Ant homochromatic polychromatic (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength 3adj of or relating to monochromatism |
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