monochrome
A black and white image, especially such a photographA black and white image, especially such a photograph.
» My first monitor was monochrome.
Мой первый монитор был монохромным.
Мій перший монітор був монохромний.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
Schwarzweißbild, Schwarzweißfotografie
чёрно-белое изображе́ниеčórno-beloje izobražénije
a black-and-white photograph or slide
(countable, dated, uncountable)A painting executed in shades of a single colour.
однокрасочное изображе́ниеodnokrasočnoje
painting done in a range of tones of a single color
(countable, uncountable)A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.
Examples
11 sentencesMy first monitor was monochrome.
Мій перший монітор був монохромний.
ruМой первый монитор был монохромным.
You see the world in monochrome.
The opposite of monochrome is multicolor.
A monochrome print is cheaper than a colour print.
A monochrome print cost less than a colour print.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “cFrom Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome.
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Forms
plural: monochromes| Singular | monochrome |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a black-and-white photograph or slide:black and white
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable