trichromat

noun

tri·​chro·​mat ˈtrī-krō-ˌmat 

(ˌ)trī-ˈkrō-

: a person with trichromatism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Take one cone away — go from being what scientists call a trichromat to a dichromat — and the number of possible combinations drops a factor of 100, to 10,000. —Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2012

The company prefers to describe its glasses as more of an assistive device for those, like Veronin, who are mild-to-moderate anomalous trichromats: the glasses should help them better discriminate colors in the red/green dimension. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2018

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from trichromatic

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

trichromat

noun

tri·​chro·​mat ˈtrī-krō-ˌmat, (ˈ)trī-ˈ 

: an individual with normal color vision requiring that three primary colors be mixed in order to match the perceived spectrum