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MONOCHROMIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does monochromia mean?
• MONOCHROMIA (noun)
The noun MONOCHROMIA has 1 sense:
1. complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness
Familiarity information: MONOCHROMIA 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 ("monochromia" is a kind of...):
color blindness; color vision deficiency; colour blindness; colour vision deficiency (genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue)
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