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MONOCHROMATISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does monochromatism mean?
• MONOCHROMATISM (noun)
The noun MONOCHROMATISM has 1 sense:
1. complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness
Familiarity information: MONOCHROMATISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
monochromacy; monochromasy; monochromatic vision; monochromatism; monochromia
Hypernyms ("monochromatism" is a kind of...):
color blindness; color vision deficiency; colour blindness; colour vision deficiency (genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue)
Derivation:
monochromatic (of or relating to monochromatism)
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