Definition of monochromatism in English:
monochromatism
noun mɒnə(ʊ)ˈkrəʊmətɪz(ə)mˌmɑnəˈkroʊmətɪzəm
mass nounComplete colour blindness in which all colours appear as shades of one colour.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dichromatism may have been lost repeatedly within the dabbling ducks, and thus it is possible that monochromatism is the derived state in Grey Teal (vs. dichromatism in the other taxa).
- The genetic cause has been determined for several color vision defects, achromatopsia (the loss of all color vision), blue monochromatism, protanopia, deuteranopia, and enhanced S-cone syndrome.
Definition of monochromatism in US English:
monochromatism
nounˌmɑnəˈkroʊmətɪzəmˌmänəˈkrōmətizəm
Complete color-blindness in which all colors appear as shades of one color.
Example sentencesExamples
- The genetic cause has been determined for several color vision defects, achromatopsia (the loss of all color vision), blue monochromatism, protanopia, deuteranopia, and enhanced S-cone syndrome.
- Dichromatism may have been lost repeatedly within the dabbling ducks, and thus it is possible that monochromatism is the derived state in Grey Teal (vs. dichromatism in the other taxa).