"metamerism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metamerisms [plural]
Etymology: From μετά (metá, “among”) + μερισμός (merismós, “rationing”) (< μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”)). Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} metamerism (usually uncountable, plural metamerisms)
  1. (biology) The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology): metameria (Finnish), jaokkeisuus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-metamerism-en-noun--hNftSww Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology': 100 0 0 0
  2. (psychology) The matching of a perceived attribute between objects with differing physical attributes. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-metamerism-en-noun-sB1KSWOF Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  3. (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.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-metamerism-en-noun-KgIr6swM Topics: colorimetry, human-sciences, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, psychology, sciences
  4. (chemistry) Structural isomerism. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (chemistry): metameria (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-metamerism-en-noun-n22Pb3im Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 5 13 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 3 7 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 4 11 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 3 12 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 6 12 72 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemistry': 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: metamer, metamere, metameric Translations (psychology): metameria (Finnish), metameerisuus (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'psychology': 0 50 50 0

Inflected forms

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