trichromatic

adjective

tri·chro·mat·ic | \ ˌtrī-krō-ˈma-tik

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Definition of trichromatic

1 : of, relating to, or consisting of three colors trichromatic light

2a : relating to or being the theory that human color vision involves three types of retinal sensory receptors

b : characterized by trichromatism trichromatic vision

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trichromatic

adjective

tri·chro·mat·ic | \ ˌtrī-krō-ˈmat-ik

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Medical Definition of trichromatic

1 : of, relating to, or consisting of three colors trichromatic light

2a : relating to or being the theory that human color vision involves three types of retinal sensory receptors

b : characterized by trichromatism trichromatic vision

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