Hypertext Webster Gateway: "monochromatic"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Monochromatic \Mon`o*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monochromatique.
See {Monochrome}.]
Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one
color only.

{Monochromatic lamp} (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of
some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in
optical experiments.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

monochromatic
adj 1: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only
one wavelength; "monochromatic light" [syn: {homochromatic}]
[ant: {polychromatic}]
2: having or appearing to have only one color [syn: {monochrome},
{monochromic}, {monochromous}]


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