monochromatic adj 1: of or relating to monochromatism 2: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; "monochromatic light" [syn: {monochromatic}, {homochromatic}] [ant: {polychromatic}] 3: having or appearing to have only one color [syn: {monochromatic}, {monochrome}, {monochromic}, {monochromous}]
Monochromic \Mon`o*chro"mic\, a. Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture. Called also, {monochromatic} and {monochrome}. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Monochromatic \Mon`o*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monochromatique. See {Monochrome}.] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only. [1913 Webster] {Monochromatic lamp} (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments. [1913 Webster]
black-and-white \black-and-white\, black and white \black and white\adj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing) depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of gray; also called {monochromatic} and {monochrome}; -- of images. Opposite of {color} or {in color}, and contrasting with {polychrome} {technicolor} {three-color}; as, a black-and-white TV; black-and-white film; the movie "Schindler's List" was shot in black and white. Syn: black and white, monochromatic, monochrome. [WordNet 1.5]
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "monochromatic": chromatic, cold, colorific, coloring, cool, dichromatic, glowing, harmonious, many-colored, matching, medley, monochrome, monochromic, motley, parti-colored, pigmentary, polychromatic, prismatic, rainbow, spectral, tinctorial, tingent, toning, variegated, warm