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tri·chro·mat·ic

(trī′krō-măt′ĭk) also tri·chrome (trī′krōm′) or tri·chro·mic (trī-krō′mĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having three colors, as in photography or printing.

2. Having perception of the three primary colors, as in normal human vision: trichromatic vision; a trichromatic individual.

tri·chro′ma·cy (trī-krō′mə-sē), tri·chro′ma·tism (-tĭz′əm) n.

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trichromacy - the normal ability to see colors

chromatic vision, color vision

visual modality, visual sense, vision, sight - the ability to see; the visual faculty

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