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Definition of monochromatically

monochromatically

/ˌmɑː.nə.kroʊˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
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Adjective:monochromatic
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monochromatically Lexical Profile

• adverb

1

In a manner that uses or consists of only one color or shades of a single color; in black and white.

Example

"The interior designer decorated the living room monochromatically using varying shades of slate gray."

2

With respect to or by means of electromagnetic radiation of a single wavelength or frequency (in physics and optics).

Example

"The sample was illuminated monochromatically by a calibrated laser beam during the spectroscopy experiment."

Antonyms
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• Rhymes for monochromatically

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monobrowed
monocausal
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monochromatically
monochrome
monocle
monocled

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English from 'monochromatic' plus the adverbial suffix '-ally', ultimately deriving from Ancient Greek 'monokhromatos' (from 'monos', meaning 'single', and 'khroma', meaning 'color').

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Monochromatically. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/monochromatically
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