monochromatism
1monochromatism — [män΄əkrō′mə tiz΄əm] n. [< MONOCHROMATIC + ISM] total colorblindness in which all objects appear as shades of gray …
2Monochromatism — 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… …
3monochromatism — /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,… …
4monochromatism — monochromatiškumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. monochromaticity; monochromatism vok. Monochromatizität, f rus. монохроматизм, m; монохроматичность, f pranc. monochromaticité, f; monochromatisme, m …
5monochromatism — noun Date: circa 1930 complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray …
6monochromatism — noun a) The condition of being monochromatic b) The condition of being totally colour blind; achromatopsia …
7monochromatism — see achromatopsia …
8monochromatism — n. state of having one color; total color blindness (Ophthalmology) …
9monochromatism — noun complete colour blindness in which all colours appear as shades of one colour …
10monochromatism — mono·chromatism …