| SOMATISM | • somatism n. (Uncountable) Somatist beliefs generally. • somatism n. (Countable, linguistics) A word or phrase denoting a body part. • SOMATISM n. materialism. |
| AUTOMATISM | • automatism n. Acting automatically or involuntarily. • automatism n. The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus. • automatism n. The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws. |
| ACHROMATISM | • achromatism n. (Optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity. • achromatism n. The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors. • achromatism n. Achromatopia. |
| DICHROMATISM | • dichromatism n. The condition of being dichromatic. • dichromatism n. (Pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished. • dichromatism n. (Biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors. |
| METASOMATISM | • metasomatism n. (Geology) The process by which the bulk chemical composition of a rock is changed by the introduction… • METASOMATISM n. metamorphism caused chiefly by introduction of fluids and/or ions. |
| APOCHROMATISM | • apochromatism n. (Optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMATISM n. being apochromatic. |
| PANCHROMATISM | • panchromatism n. Quality of being panchromatic. • PANCHROMATISM n. being equally sensitive to all colours. |
| TRICHROMATISM | • trichromatism n. The quality, state, or phenomenon of being trichromatic. • TRICHROMATISM n. use of the three primary colors for color reproduction; normal color vision. |
| HOMOCHROMATISM | • HOMOCHROMATISM n. the state of being homochromatic. |
| METACHROMATISM | • metachromatism n. Metachromasia. • METACHROMATISM n. a change in colour, esp. when caused by a change in temperature. |
| MONOCHROMATISM | • monochromatism n. The condition of being monochromatic. • monochromatism n. (Pathology) The condition of being totally colour blind; achromatopsia. • MONOCHROMATISM n. complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray. |
| POLYCHROMATISM | • polychromatism n. The condition of being polychromatic. • POLYCHROMATISM n. being multicoloured. |
| ORTHOCHROMATISM | • orthochromatism n. Quality of being orthochromatic. • ORTHOCHROMATISM n. the state of being orthochromatic, of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |