Noun: monochromatism ,mó-nu'krow-mu,ti-zum
- Complete colour blindness; colours can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness
"People with monochromatism see the world in shades of grey";
- monochromacy, monochromatic vision, monochromia, monochromasy
Derived forms: monochromatisms
Type of: color blindness [US], color vision deficiency [US], colour blindness [Brit, Cdn], colour vision deficiency [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Monochromatism