monochromatism

[mon-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m]

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).

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

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British Dictionary definitions for monochromatism

monochromatism

noun

a visual defect in which all colours appear as variations of a single hue

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monochromatism in Medicine

monochromatism

[mŏn′ə-krō′mə-tĭz′əm]

n.

The state of having or exhibiting only one color.

achromatopsia