monochromaticity

mon·o·chrom·a·ti·ci·ty
US/ˌmɑnoʊkɹɑməˈtɪsɪti/UK/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)kɹɒməˈtɪsɪti/

noun

the degree to which something is monochromatic

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Meanings

nounmonochromaticity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe degree to which something is monochromatic

    The achievable frequency stability is proportional to the monochromaticity (or Q) of the absorption, so optical clocks promise better standards.

    2001 November 23, Patrick Gill, “ATOMIC CLOCKS: Raising the Standards”, in Science, volume 294, number 5547, →DOI, pages 1666–1668

Origin

From monochromatic + -ity.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with monochromaticity

electricitypublicityethnicitytoxicitysimplicityelasticityfelicityplasticityhistoricityatomicitychromaticityantineoplasticityaromanticityatmosphericitybenediciteinfelicitylaicitypolychromaticityrhoticitysyntheticitytriplicity
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Cite this entry
APA

monochromaticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochromaticity

MLA

“monochromaticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochromaticity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monochromaticity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochromaticity.

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