Metamerism
Encyclopedia
Metamerism has at least three meanings:
- Metamerism (biology)Metamerism (biology)In biology, metamerism is a linear series of body segments fundamentally similar in structure, though not all such structures are entirely alike in any single life form because some of them perform special functions....
is the property of having repeated segments, as in annelids; a concern of zoology and developmental biology - The chemical property of having the same proportion of atomic components in different arrangements (obsolete, replaced with isomerIsomerIn chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical...
) - Metamerism (color)Metamerism (color)In colorimetry, metamerism is the matching of apparent color of objects with different spectral power distributions. Colors that match this way are called metamers....
, relates to two colors and their relation under different light sources. It also defines the capability of humans to recognise different colours and their relation under different light colours (sun, bulb, neon,...)