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Definition of Dichromatism
1. Noun. A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision).
Generic synonyms: Color Blindness, Color Vision Deficiency, Colour Blindness, Colour Vision Deficiency
Specialized synonyms: Red-green Color Blindness, Red-green Colour Blindness, Red-green Dichromacy, Yellow-blue Color Blindness, Yellow-blue Dichromacy
Derivative terms: Dichromatic
Definition of Dichromatism
1. n. The state of being dichromatic.
Definition of Dichromatism
1. Noun. The condition of being dichromatic ¹
2. Noun. (pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dichromatism
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dichromatism
1. The state of being dichromatic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dichromatism
Literary usage of Dichromatism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1896)
"BY ARTHUR P. CHADBOURNE, MD1 THE common Screech Owl and some of its varieties
are typical examples of dichromatism, which may be defined as the occurrence ..."
2. Physical Optics by Richard Glazebrook (1907)
"A curve of this kind enables us to explain simply the phenomenon known as
dichromatism, or the variations in he apparent colour of an absorbing medium when ..."
3. Physical Optics by Richard Glazebrook (1883)
"A curve of this kind enables us to explain simply the phenomenon known as
dichromatism, or the variations in the apparent colour of an absorbing medium when ..."
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