monochrome

monochrome Definition

mono·chrome (män′ə krōm′)

noun

Etymology: ML monochroma < Gr monochrōmos, of one color: see mono- & -chrome

adjective

of or done in one color or shades of one color

monochrome Related Forms

mon′o·chro′·mic adjective mon′o·chro′·mist noun

monochrome Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

largely: His delicate, largely monochrome studies, are all done ` en plein air ' .
almost: The opening scene is almost monochrome except for skin tones.
out: If the image comes out monochrome, try printing from another program within Windows.
in: The Elephant Man you see at once is in monochrome.
entirely: But the teams themselves, tho not entirely monochrome, have not been formed as self-consciously multi-cultural.
only: Up to now, only monochrome markings have been possible with laser light.

Preposition: on

paper: The Stylus COLOR 200 is designed to print 360 dpi color and monochrome on plain paper.

Infinitive complement

Modifies a noun

printer: You can now purchase a monochrome laser printer of good quality at a very affordable price.
illustration: Yet as monochrome illustrations in the autobiography they lose much of their impact.
printing: Such types of ink are generally better suited to basic monochrome printing.
print: The fine monochrome photographic print is central to the visual arts.
photography: Work in the 1980's with the McBride brothers helped very much to firm up a feeling for monochrome photography.
photograph: Then she presents monochrome photographs of examples from various museums.

Used with adjective complement

come: If the image comes out monochrome, try printing from another program within Windows.
print: The printer is designed to print monochrome only on plain paper in its 720 dpi mode.
view: Used television to view monochrome ( white on black ) output.

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