trichromacy
trichromacy · trichromacies
The quality of having three independent channels for conveying color information in…The quality of having three independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of having three independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
More definitions
- the normal ability to see colors
Origin
tri- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).tri- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
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Forms
plural: trichromacies| Singular | trichromacy |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the normal ability to see colors:color visionchromatic vision
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable