monochromatism
[mon-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m]
- 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
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monochromatism
- a visual defect in which all colours appear as variations of a single hue
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monochromatism
(mŏn′ə-krō′mə-tĭz′əm)- The state of having or exhibiting only one color.
- achromatopsia
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