trichromacy

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noun

The quality of having three independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

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color visionchromatic vision
OriginAncient Greek χρῶμα →
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Meanings

nountrichromacy (countable and uncountable, plural trichromacies)

plural trichromacies

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of having three independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe normal ability to see colors

Similar
color visionchromatic vision
Broader
sightvisionvisual sense
Also see
trichromatism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχρῶμα“color”
  2. Englishtrichromacy

tri- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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