monochromatic
If everything in your room is pink, your room is monochromatic — all of one color.
In physics, monochromatic describes light that has the same wavelength so it is one color. Broken into Greek roots, the word shows its meaning: monos means one, and khroma means color. Things that are truly monochromatic are rare — examine the green leaves of trees and you'll see lots of different shades.
Definitions of monochromatic
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having or appearing to have only one color
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synonyms:
monochrome, monochromic, monochromous
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(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength“monochromatic light”
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synonyms:
homochromatic
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Antonyms:
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polychromatic
(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength
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polychromatic
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of or relating to monochromatism
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