monochrome
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome.
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Noun edit
monochrome (countable and uncountable, plural monochromes)
- A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
- (dated) A painting executed in shades of a single colour.
- A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.
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black and white image
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painting executed in shades of a single colour
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Adjective edit
monochrome (not comparable)
- Having only one colour.
- (photography) Representing colours with shades of gray.
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having only one colour
of a photograph, representing colours with shades of gray
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”). By surface analysis, mono- + chrome.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /mɔ.nɔ.kʁom/, /mɔ.no.kʁom/
Audio (file) - Homophone: monochromes
- Hyphenation: mo‧no‧chrome
Adjective edit
monochrome (plural monochromes)
- monochrome
- Synonyms: monochromatique, unicolore
Further reading edit
- “monochrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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monochrome
- inflection of monochrom: