monochromatism
[ mon-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm /
noun
the quality of having one color: the monochromatism of Picasso's Blue Period.
Ophthalmology.
a defect of vision in which the retina fails to perceive color.
Compare dichromatism(def 2), trichromatism(def 3).
Also
mono·chro·ma·sia.
[mon-uh-kroh-mey-zhuh, ‐zee-uh, ‐shuh, ‐shee-uh] /ˌmɒn ə kroʊˈmeɪ ʒə, ‐zi ə, ‐ʃə, ‐ʃi ə/,
mon·o·chro·ma·cy.
Origin of monochromatism
First recorded in 1860–65;
mono- +
chromatism
Words nearby monochromatism
monochorionic,
monochroic,
monochromat,
monochromatic,
monochromatic aberration,
monochromatism,
monochromatophil,
monochromator,
monochrome,
monocle,
monoclinal
British Dictionary definitions for monochromatism
monochromatism
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm) /
noun
a visual defect in which all colours appear as variations of a single hue
Medical definitions for monochromatism
monochromatism
[ mŏn′ə-krō′mə-tĭz′əm ]
n.
The state of having or exhibiting only one color.
achromatopsia