English Explanatory Dictionary

metamerism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.
  2. The matching of a perceived attribute between objects with differing physical attributes.
  3. The matching of apparent color of objects with different spectral power distributions.
  4. Structural isomerism.

Word forms

metamerism metamerisms

Etymology

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

Related words

metamer metamere metameric

Translations

Finnish: metameria Finnish: metameerisuus
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