monochrome

From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- +‎ -chrome.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/

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monochrome (countable and uncountable, plural monochromes)

1. A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
2. (dated) A painting executed in shades of a single colour.
3. A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.

monochrome (not comparable)

1. Having only one colour.

   Synonyms: monochromatic; monocolor, monocoloured; monotone; unicolor, unicolored

   Coordinate term: see at polychrome

2. (photography) Representing colours with shades of gray.

   Synonyms: grayscale, greyscale

• monochromatic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”). By surface analysis, mono- +‎ chrome.

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.nɔ.kʁom/, /mɔ.no.kʁom/

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• Homophone: monochromes
• Hyphenation: mo‧no‧chrome

monochrome (plural monochromes)

1. monochrome

   Synonyms: monochromatique, unicolore

• “monochrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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monochrome

1. inflection of monochrom:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular