monochromatic

Adjective

Synonyms: homochromatic monochrome monochromic monochromous

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

of or relating to monochromatism
(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength“monochromatic light”Synonyms: homochromatic
having or appearing to have only one colorSynonyms: monochrome monochromic monochromous

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]