Meanings
nounmonochromacy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncomplete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness
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Origin
- Ancient Greekχρῶμα“color”
- Englishmonochromacy
mono- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
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Polish monochromatyczność
- monochromatycznośćcolor blindness
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monochromacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochromacy
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“monochromacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochromacy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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