- monochromatism
- noun Date: circa 1930 complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
monochromatism
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monochromatism — [män΄əkrō′mə tiz΄əm] n. [< MONOCHROMATIC + ISM] total colorblindness in which all objects appear as shades of gray … English World dictionary
Monochromatism — 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and shades of gray. It is due to lack of or damage to the cones of the eye that perceive color, or to inability of the nerves to translate… … Medical dictionary
monochromatism — /mon euh kroh meuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. a monochromatic quality: the monochromatism of Southern Sung art. 2. Ophthalm. a defect of vision in which the retina fails to perceive color. Cf. dichromatism (def. 2), trichromatism (def. 3). Also,… … Universalium
monochromatism — monochromatiškumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. monochromaticity; monochromatism vok. Monochromatizität, f rus. монохроматизм, m; монохроматичность, f pranc. monochromaticité, f; monochromatisme, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
monochromatism — noun a) The condition of being monochromatic b) The condition of being totally colour blind; achromatopsia … Wiktionary
monochromatism — see achromatopsia … Dictionary of Hallucinations
monochromatism — n. state of having one color; total color blindness (Ophthalmology) … English contemporary dictionary
monochromatism — noun complete colour blindness in which all colours appear as shades of one colour … English new terms dictionary
monochromatism — mono·chromatism … English syllables
monochromatism — mon•o•chro•ma•tism [[t]ˌmɒn əˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. oph a defect of vision in which the retina fails to perceive color • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
