metamerism

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

metamerism (usually uncountable, plural metamerisms)

  1. (biology) The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.
  2. (psychology) The matching of a perceived attribute between objects with differing physical attributes.
    1. (colorimetry) The matching of apparent color of objects with different spectral power distributions.
  3. (chemistry) Structural isomerism.
[edit]

Translations

[edit]