monochromatic

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One method for using color is to use only shades of a color, which is known as a monochromatic color scheme.

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  1. adjective Having or appearing to have only one color.
  2. adjective Of or composed of radiation of only one wavelength: monochromatic light.
  3. adjective Done in monochrome: monochromatic prints and paintings.

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  1. = French monochromatique = Portuguese monochromatico, from Greek μονοχρώματος, of one color, from μόνος, single, + χρω̄μα(τ-), color: see chromatic.
 

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/mɑnəkrəˈmætɪk/
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