metamerism

English

Etymology

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

Noun

metamerism (usually uncountable, plural metamerisms)

  1. (biology) The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.
  2. (colorimetry) The matching of apparent color of objects with different spectral power distributions.
  3. (chemistry) Structural isomerism.
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