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dichromacy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dichro-ma-cy
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

dichromat dichromatic

Synonyms

dichromatism dichromatopsia dichromia dichromasy

Questions

What does dichromacy mean?
The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
Where does dichromacy come from?
di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

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