CHROMATISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chromatism mean? 

• CHROMATISM (noun)
  The noun CHROMATISM has 2 senses:

1. hallucinatory perception of colored lights

2. abnormal pigmentation

  Familiarity information: CHROMATISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHROMATISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hallucinatory perception of colored lights

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("chromatism" is a kind of...):

visual hallucination (illusory visual perception)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Abnormal pigmentation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("chromatism" is a kind of...):

pigmentation (coloration of living tissues by pigment)