METAMERISM

Etymology

Noun

metamerism (usually uncountable, plural metamerisms)

(biology) The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.

(colorimetry) The matching of apparent color of objects with different spectral power distributions.

(chemistry) Structural isomerism.

Source: Wiktionary


Me*tam"er*ism, n.

1. (Biol.)

Definition: The symmetry of a metameric structure; serial symmetry; the state of being made up of metameres.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: The state or quality of being metameric; also, the relation or condition of metameric compounds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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