What does monochrome mean?

Definitions for monochrome
ˈmɒn əˌkroʊmmono·chrome

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word monochrome.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. monochromenoun

    painting done in a range of tones of a single color

  2. black and white, monochromeadjective

    a black-and-white photograph or slide

  3. monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, monochromousadjective

    having or appearing to have only one color

Wiktionary

  1. monochromenoun

    A black and white image, especially such a photograph.

  2. monochromenoun

    A painting executed in shades of a single colour.

  3. monochromenoun

    A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.

  4. monochromeadjective

    having only one colour

  5. monochromeadjective

    representing colours with shades of gray

  6. Etymology: From μονόχρωμος, from μόνος + χρῶμα.

ChatGPT

  1. monochrome

    Monochrome refers to something that consists of or is rendered in one color or shades of a single color. It can be a photograph, image, painting, design, display, or even an outfit that only uses a single color or variations of it. The term is often associated with black and white or grayscale, but it can refer to any color used alone.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Monochromenoun

    a painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color

  2. Etymology: [Gr. of one color; mo`nos single + color: cf. F. monochrome.]

Wikidata

  1. Monochrome

    Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color. A monochromatic object or image has colors in shades of limited colors or hues. Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale or black-and-white. However, scientifically speaking, monochromatic light refers to visible light of a narrow band of wavelengths. .

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of monochrome in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of monochrome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of monochrome in a Sentence

  1. Dominic Hodgson:

    If you'd taken a photograph of these parts of Antarctic Peninsula 50 years ago it would have been a monochrome shot of ice, nothing but glaciers. Read More.

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  • أحادية اللونArabic
  • monocromCatalan, Valencian
  • einfarbig, monochromGerman
  • monocromoSpanish
  • mustavalkokuva, mustavalkoinen, kameepiirros, harmaasävykuva, monokromaattinen, maalaus, yksivärinenFinnish
  • monochrome, camaïeuFrench
  • undaah, undaahaghManx
  • एक रंग काHindi
  • սև-սպիտակ, միագույնArmenian
  • monocromoItalian
  • モノクロJapanese
  • 단색화Korean
  • ekawarnaMalay
  • ensfarget, svarthvit, monokrom, monokromatisk, svarthvittbildeNorwegian
  • czarno-biała fotografia, monochrom, jednobarwny, monochromatyczny, czarno-białyPolish
  • monocromo, unicolorPortuguese
  • monocromRomanian
  • изображение, белый, чёрно-белый, чёрно, монохромный, одноцветный, однокрасочноеRussian
  • monokromSwedish
  • 单色Chinese

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