tristimulus

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noun

A set of three stimuli, especially the red, green and blue components of colour vision.

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Meanings

nountristimulus (plural tristimuli)

plural tristimuli

  1. A set of three stimuli, especially the red, green and blue components of colour vision.

Origin

From tri- + stimulus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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