monochromacy

Questions

What does monochromacy mean?

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

Where does monochromacy come from?

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

How to pronounce monochromacy

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