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monochromacy

monochromacy noun: the quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.

Noun

monochromacy (uncountable)

  1. The quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.

Origin of monochromacy

mono- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Questions about monochromacy

What does monochromacy mean?
Monochromacy means the quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.
What part of speech is monochromacy?
Monochromacy is a noun.

Words near monochromacy in the dictionary

  1. monochorionic
  2. monochorionicity
  3. monochotomies
  4. monochotomy
  5. monochroic
  6. monochromacy
  7. monochromasia
  8. monochromasy
  9. monochromat
  10. monochromate
  11. monochromated

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