Monochrome

  • 11monochrome — adjective 1 in shades of only one colour, especially shades of grey: The landscape was dull, misty, and monochrome. 2 using or appearing in only black, white, and grey: a monochrome television 3 a monochrome computer monitor uses one colour as a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12monochrome — black and white lack and white, black and white lack and whiteadj. (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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13monochrome — I. noun Etymology: Medieval Latin monochroma, from Latin, feminine of monochromos of one color, from Greek monochrōmos, from mon + chrōmos chrome Date: 1662 a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue • monochromic adjective • monochromist …

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  • 14monochrome — monochromic, monochromical, adj. monochromically, adv. monochromist, n. monochromy, n. /mon euh krohm /, n. 1. a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color. 2. the art or technique of producing such a painting or drawing. 3. the… …

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  • 15monochrome — (mo no krô m ) adj. Qui est d une seule couleur. Les grisailles sont des peintures monochromes.    Sculpture monochrome, se dit, dans les arts de l antiquité, de sculptures auxquelles on n appliquait aucune couleur, par opposition aux sculptures… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 16monochrome — 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] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17MONOCHROME — adj.des deux genres Qui est d une seule couleur. Les camaïeux, les grisailles sont des peintures monochromes.   Il s emploie aussi comme substantif masculin. Un monochrome …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 18monochrome — adj. Monochrome is used with these nouns: ↑display, ↑image, ↑painting, ↑printer …

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  • 19monochrome — mon|o|chrome [ manə,kroum ] adjective 1. ) able to show or produce only black, white, and gray 2. ) not brightly colored and usually gray in color: a monochrome landscape 3. ) in art, using different SHADES of a single color …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20monochrome — UK [ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm] / US [ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm] adjective 1) able to show or produce only black, white, and grey 2) not brightly coloured and usually grey in colour a monochrome landscape 3) art using different shades of a single colour …

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