Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrachromat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-chro-mat
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is capable of identifying four primary colors; one whose vision exhibits tetrachromacy.

Example Sentences

"Blood on the berries―red on red―but to you, a tetrachromat, the two reds are distinctive."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English chromatic English tetrachromat From tetra- + chromatic.

Inflected Forms

tetrachromats (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tetrachromacy tetrachromatic

Questions

What does tetrachromat mean?: One who is capable of identifying four primary colors; one whose vision exhibits tetrachromacy.
Where does tetrachromat come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English chromatic English tetrachromat From tetra- + chromatic.

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