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monochromatism
[ mon-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uhm ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm /
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noun
the quality of having one color: the monochromatism of Picasso's Blue Period.
Ophthalmology. a defect of vision in which the retina fails to perceive color.Compare dichromatism (def. 2), trichromatism (def. 3).
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Also mono·chro·ma·sia. [mon-uh-kroh-mey-zhuh, ‐zee-uh, ‐shuh, ‐shee-uh], /ˌmɒn ə kroʊˈmeɪ ʒə, ‐zi ə, ‐ʃə, ‐ʃi ə/, mon·o·chro·ma·cy .
Origin of monochromatism
First recorded in 1860–65; mono- + chromatism
Words nearby monochromatism
monochorionic, monochroic, monochromat, monochromatic, monochromatic aberration, monochromatism, monochromatophil, monochromator, monochrome, monocle, monoclinal
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British Dictionary definitions for monochromatism
monochromatism
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm) /
noun
a visual defect in which all colours appear as variations of a single hue
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Medical definitions for monochromatism
monochromatism
[ mŏn′ə-krō′mə-tĭz′əm ]
n.
The state of having or exhibiting only one color.
achromatopsia
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