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English
Etymology
From μετά (metá, “among”) + μερισμός (merismós, “rationing”) (< μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”)).
Noun
metamerism (usually uncountable, plural metamerisms)
- (biology) The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.
- (psychology) The matching of a perceived attribute between objects with differing physical attributes.
- (colorimetry) The matching of apparent color of objects with different spectral power distributions.
- (chemistry) Structural isomerism.
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