dichromasy

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A form of dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

noundichromasy (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of dichromacy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)

Broader
color blindnesscolour blindnesscolor vision deficiency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

dichromasy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromasy

MLA

“dichromasy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromasy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dichromasy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromasy.

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