TRICHROMATISM


Meaning of TRICHROMATISM in English

/truy kroh"meuh tiz'euhm/ , n.

1. the quality or condition of being trichromatic.

2. the use or combination of three colors, as in printing or photography.

3. Ophthalm. normal color vision. Cf. monochromatism (def. 2), dichromatism (def. 2).

[ 1885-90; TRICHROMAT(IC) + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .