monochrome
pronunciation
How to pronounce monochrome in British English:
UK [ˈmɒnəkrəʊm]
How to pronounce monochrome in American English:
US [ˈmɑnəkroʊm]
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- Noun:
- painting done in a range of tones of a single color
- a black-and-white photograph or slide
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- Adjective:
- having or appearing to have only one color
Word Origin
- monochrome (n.)
- 1660s, "painting or drawing done in different tints of a single color," from Greek monochromos "of a single color," from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + khroma (genitive khromatos) "color, complexion, skin" (see chroma). As an adjective from 1849. Photographic sense is recorded from 1940.
Example
- 1. This same monochrome mythology spills into paintings of the 1930s , including guernica .
- 2. Artist jim dingilian 's series of works feature several glass bottles displaying monochrome landscapes .
- 3. Ccd cameras come with one of two types of light sensitive receiver : monochrome or color .
- 4. With the use of muted colors and monochrome illustrations tightly placed on the box surface the design conveys a warm experience .
- 5. Employing the technique described above with a monochrome camera with different color filters will give a higher resolution color image than a standard color camera .