monochromacy
The quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in…The quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.
complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
mono- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).mono- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness:monochromatismmonochromatic visionmonochromiamonochromasy
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable