"trichromacy" meaning in English

See trichromacy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: trichromacies [plural]
Etymology: tri- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|χρῶμα||color}} Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trichromacy (countable and uncountable, plural trichromacies)
  1. The quality of having three independent channels for conveying color information in the eye. Wikipedia link: trichromacy Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: trichromat, trichromatic
    Sense id: en-trichromacy-en-noun-erGIG3Y3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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