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- Dictionarymonochrome/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)krəʊm/
noun
- 1. a photograph or picture developed or executed in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour.
adjective
- 1. (of a photograph or picture, or a television screen) consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour.
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MONOCHROME definition: 1. using only black, white, and grey, or using only one colour: 2. not interesting or exciting…. Learn more.
A monochrome [1] or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color (or values of one color). [2] Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale (typically digital) or black-and-white (typically analog).
noun. a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color. the art or technique of producing such a painting or drawing. the state or condition of being painted, decorated, etc., in shades of a single color. adjective. being or made in the shades of a single color: a blue monochrome seascape. having the images reproduced in tones of gray:
MONOCHROME meaning: 1. using only black, white, and grey, or using only one colour: 2. not interesting or exciting…. Learn more.
: involving or producing visual images in a single color or in varying tones of a single color (such as gray) monochrome film. Synonyms. Adjective. monochromatic. monochromic. self-colored. solid. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of monochrome in a Sentence. Adjective an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings.
Things that are monochrome have different tones or shades of only one color. If you prefer to use monochrome film, it means that you love black and white photography. Use the adjective monochrome to describe something that's a single color.
noun. 1. a black-and-white photograph or transparency. 2. photography. black and white. 3. a. a painting, drawing, etc, done in a range of tones of a single colour. b. the technique or art of this. 4. (modifier) executed in or resembling monochrome. a monochrome print. adjective. 5. devoid of any distinctive or stimulating characteristics.
A picture, especially a painting, done in different shades of a single color. b. The art or technique of executing such a picture. 2. The state of being in a single color. 3. A black-and-white image, as in photography or on television. [Medieval Latin monochrōma, from feminine of Greek monokhrōmos, of one color : mono-, mono- + khrōma, color.]
Definition of monochrome adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word monochrome mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word monochrome. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. monochrome has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
