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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mono·chrome
\\ˈmä-nə-ˌkrōm\\ 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 • mono·chro·mic \\ˌmä-nə-ˈkrō-mik\\ adjective • mono·chrom·ist \\ˈmä-nə-ˌkrō-mist\\ noun
adjective DATE 1849 1. of, relating to, or made with a single color or hue 2. involving or producing visual images in a single color or in varying tones of a single color (as gray) monochrome film monochrome television monitor English Etymology monochrome 1662, "painting or drawing done in different tints of a single color," from Gk. monochromos "of a single color," from monos "single, alone" + khroma (gen. khromatos) "color, complexion, skin." Photographic sense is recorded from 1940. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 monochrome mono·chrome / 5mCnEkrEum; NAmE 5mB:nEkroum / adjective1. (of photographs, etc. 摄影等) using only black, white and shades of grey 黑白的: monochrome illustrations / images 黑白插图/肖像 (figurative) a dull monochrome life 枯燥单调的生活 2. using different shades of one colour 单色的 • mono·chro·mat·ic / 7mCnEkrE5mAtik; NAmE 7mB:nEkrou5m- / adj.: a monochromatic colour scheme 单一色彩的调配 • mono·chrome noun [U] : an artist who works in monochrome 从事单色绘画的艺术家 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mono·chrome I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkrōm\ noun Etymology: Medieval Latin monochroma, from Latin, feminine of monochromos of one color, from Greek monochrōmos, from mon- + -chrōmos -chrome 1. : a painting or drawing in a single hue 2. : a photograph made with a single hue 3. : monochromy II. adjective 1. : of, relating to, or made with a single color or hue 2. of pottery : painted a usually dark color that contrasts with the usually light color of the body clay — compare polychrome 3. : metachrome 2III. adjective : black-and-white 4b |
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