monochromat
- noun
- /ˌmɒnəˈkroʊmæt/
- Specialized
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monocromático
- Both the blind mole rat (above left), which lives underground, and the owl monkey (above right), which is nocturnal, are monochromats.
And they're also monochromats that only see one color, which they're rare.
- And they're also monochromats that only see one color, which they're rare.
Examples
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A monochromat can only see shades of gray, making it difficult for them to distinguish between colors.
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And they're also monochromats that only see one color, which they're rare.
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The research study focused on how monochromats perceive their environment in different lighting conditions.
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As a monochromat, he often felt frustrated when trying to choose clothes that matched.
Synonyms
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A person who cannot tell some colors apart
A person who cannot see colors and sees only shades of gray
Antonyms
- Specialized
A person or animal with normal color vision who has three kinds of color cells in the eye
How Colorful
Surface Forms
Morphology
monochromat = mono + chrom + at
The word is partly analyzable as mono- + chrom- + -at, but the technical sense 'person with one-color vision' is not fully predictable for an average learner.
Etymology
Monochromat comes from the parts mono- ('one') and chrom- ('color'), the same idea you see in monochrome meaning 'one color'. So a monochromat is a person who can only see shades of one color instead of many colors.