mon‧o‧chrome /ˈmɒnəkrəʊm $ ˈmɑːnəkroʊm/ adjective
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: monochroma, from Greek, from mono- ( ⇒ mono-) + chroma 'color']

1. in shades of only one colour, especially shades of grey:
We looked out over the grey, monochrome landscape.

2. a monochrome picture or screen uses only the colours black, white, and grey Antonym : colour:
a monochrome computer monitor
—monochromatic /ˌmɒnəkrəˈmætɪk◂ $ ˌmɑː-/ adjective

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