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monochromatism|mɒnəʊˈkrəʊmətɪz(ə)m| [f. monochromatic a. + -ism.] a. The monochromatic condition.
c1865J. Wylde in Circ. Sci. I. 54/1 A series of..phenomena connected with mono-chromatism. b. Ophthalm. Complete colour-blindness, in which all colours appear as shades of one colour, probably grey.
1934in Webster. 1946W. D. Wright Res. Normal & Defective Colour Vision xxiv. 297 In monochromatism, all qualitative differences in stimuli disappear, so that colour matching is reduced to brightness matching. 1956Brit. Jrnl. Ophthalm. XL. 462 There exist rare cases of monochromatism in which the characteristic symptoms accompanying typical total colour blindness are lacking. 1966Arch. Internal Med. CXVIII. 491/2 This report describes a family with atypical congenital monochromatism. |