MONOCHROMATISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness

Synonyms:

monochromacy; monochromasy; monochromatic vision; monochromatism; monochromia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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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