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monochromatic

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monochromatic, monochroic
1. (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
2. Physics (of moving particles) having only one kinetic energy
3. of or relating to monochromatism
4. a person who is totally colour-blind

monochromatic [¦män·ə·krə′mad·ik]
(optics)
Pertaining to the color of a surface which radiates light having an extremely small range of wavelengths.
(physics)
Consisting of electromagnetic radiation having an extremely small range of wavelengths, or particles having an extremely small range of energies.


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What at first appear to be studies in monochromatic matrices are actually works that contain multicolored underpainting that Kaneko overlays with a single color -- or a color and its adjacent secondary color on the color wheel -- to create a woven effect.
The first eight chapters provide the groundwork in terms of the properties of light, light propagation, and light detection, covering monochromatic wave propagation, monochromatic field propagation through a lens, intensity propagation, three-dimensional imaging, radiometry, intensity fluctuations, and detection noise.
Assessing the post-election reform movement in Iran, Politico quoted Oren, as saying that "We know that certainly the Iranian people and even the Iranian leadership is not as monochromatic as e thought," but added, "what concerns us at the end of the day is not so much a change in personalities but a change in policies.
 
 
 
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