Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Monochromatic \Mon`o*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monochromatique.
   See {Monochrome}.]
   Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one
   color only.

   {Monochromatic lamp} (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of
      some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in
      optical experiments.