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Monochromatic for Dummies

adjective

pronunciation: ,mɑnəkroʊ'mætɪk

What does Monochromatic really mean?

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Monochromatic is a fancy word that basically means something that is all one color or made up of different shades of the same color. So imagine if you had a painting, and the whole thing was just different shades of blue, that would be a monochromatic painting. Or if you had a room full of furniture and everything, I mean everything, was bright red, that would be a monochromatic room. It's like when you're coloring with crayons and you decide to only use one color for your picture, that's being monochromatic too.

But wait, there's more! Monochromatic can also mean something else. Sometimes, in the world of science and light, it means something that only has one wavelength or one color. You know how when you see a rainbow and it has so many different colors? Well, if you could just see one single color from the rainbow, that would be monochromatic. It's like if you have a flashlight and you put on a special filter so that it only shines in one color, that's monochromatic light.

Now, let's think of an example to help everything sink in. Imagine you have a bunch of different colored candies, like red, blue, green, and yellow. If you were to pick only the blue candies and put them all together, that would be a monochromatic pile of candy. It's just one color. But if you were to take all the candies of every color and mix them together, that would be a pile of candies that is NOT monochromatic because it has many different colors. So, you see, when something is monochromatic, it means it's all one color or different shades of the same color.

Revised and Fact checked by Mary Johnson on 2023-10-28 11:28:58

Monochromatic In a sentece

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  • When you wear a shirt that is all red, it is monochromatic because it uses only one color.
  • In a black and white photograph, everything looks monochromatic because it is only in shades of black and white.
  • A painting that is made using only different shades of blue is monochromatic.
  • If you have a room that is painted entirely in different shades of pink, it can be considered monochromatic.
  • When a garden is filled with flowers of the same color, like all red roses, it becomes a monochromatic garden.

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Monochromatic Similar Words

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Monochromatic Pertains To

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