What does trichromacy mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. color vision, chromatic vision, trichromacynoun

    the normal ability to see colors

Wiktionary

  1. trichromacynoun

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

  2. Etymology: tri- + χρῶμα.

Wikipedia

  1. Trichromacy

    Trichromacy or trichromatism is the possessing of three independent channels for conveying color information, derived from the three different types of cone cells in the eye. Organisms with trichromacy are called trichromats. The normal explanation of trichromacy is that the organism's retina contains three types of color receptors (called cone cells in vertebrates) with different absorption spectra. In actuality the number of such receptor types may be greater than three, since different types may be active at different light intensities. In vertebrates with three types of cone cells, at low light intensities the rod cells may contribute to color vision.

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  1. trichromacy

    Trichromacy is a condition of the visual system where it uses three types of light receptors (cones) to perceive color. Humans and some other animals have trichromatic vision, which allows for the perception of a wide range of colors based on how the three types of cones respond to different wavelengths of light.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trichromacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trichromacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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