Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metamerism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: metamerism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.

Uncountable

noun

The matching of a perceived attribute between objects with differing physical attributes.

Uncountable

noun

The matching of a perceived attribute between objects with differing physical attributes.

Uncountable

noun

Structural isomerism.

Uncountable

Etymology

From μετά (metá, “among”) + μερισμός (merismós, “rationing”) (< μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”)).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

metamerisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

metamer metamere metameric

Questions

What does metamerism mean?: The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.
Where does metamerism come from?: From μετά (metá, “among”) + μερισμός (merismós, “rationing”) (< μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”)).

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