different between monochromatic vs scotopic

English

Etymology

From mono- +? chromatic, mono- from Ancient Greek ????? (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”), chromatic from Ancient Greek ????? (khrôma, “color”).

Adjective

monochromatic (not comparable)

1. Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
2. Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
3. (figuratively) Plain, dull, lifeless.

Synonyms

• (having only one color): monochrome, monocolor, monocoloured, unicolor, unicolored
• (lifeless): See Thesaurus:boring

Antonyms

• (single colored): polychromatic, multicolored, colorful, full color.
• (single color perceptiveness): polychromatic.
• (lifeless): lively, colorful, vivid.

Related terms

• monochromacy
• monochromat

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (skótos, “darkness, gloom”) +? -opia (“vision”) +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sk?(?)?t?p.?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sk??to?.p?k/, /sk??t?p.?k/

Adjective

scotopic (not comparable)

1. (physiology) Relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina.

Related terms

• photopic
• mesopic

References

• “scotopic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “scotopic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).