tetrachromatic

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adjective

Having four independent channels for conveying color information.

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quadchromaticquadrichromatic
OriginEnglish chromatic ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

adjectivetetrachromatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving four independent channels for conveying color information.

    Synonyms: quadchromatic, quadrichromatic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving four independent channels for conveying color information.

Similar
quadchromaticquadrichromatic
Also see
quadchromatic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishchromatic
  7. Englishtetrachromatic

From tetra- + chromatic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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