monochromatism
[ mon-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm /
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).
Nearby words
monochorionic, monochroic, monochromat, monochromatic, monochromatic aberration, monochromatism, monochromatophil, monochromator, monochrome, monocle, monoclinal
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
British Dictionary definitions for monochromatism
monochromatism
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm) /
noun
a visual defect in which all colours appear as variations of a single hue
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medicine definitions for monochromatism
monochromatism
[ mŏn′ə-krō′mə-tĭz′əm ]
n.
The state of having or exhibiting only one color.
achromatopsia
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.