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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MONOCHROMAT'IC, a. [Gr. sole, and color.] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to monochromatism
2: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; "monochromatic light" [syn: monochromatic, homochromatic] [ant: polychromatic]
3: having or appearing to have only one color [syn: monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, monochromous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin monochromatos, from Greek monochr?matos, from mon- + chr?mat-, chr?ma color Date: 1822 1. a. having or consisting of one color or hue b. monochrome 2 2. consisting of radiation of a single wavelength or of a very small range of wavelengths 3. of, relating to, or exhibiting monochromatism 4. lacking variety, creativity, or excitement ; colorless • monochromatically adverb • monochromaticity noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 Physics (of light or other radiation) of a single wavelength or frequency. 2 containing only one colour. Derivatives: monochromatically adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Monochromatic lamp (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments.

Moby Thesaurus

chromatic, cold, colorific, coloring, cool, dichromatic, glowing, harmonious, many-colored, matching, medley, monochrome, monochromic, motley, parti-colored, pigmentary, polychromatic, prismatic, rainbow, spectral, tinctorial, tingent, toning, variegated, warm