tetrachromacy

English

Etymology

tetra- +‎ chromo- +‎ -acy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɛtɹəˈkɹoʊməsi/

Noun

tetrachromacy (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• tetrachromat
• tetrachromatic

Translations

having four independent channels for conveying color in the eye

• Estonian: tetrakromaasia, neljavärvinägemine
• Finnish: tetrakromaattinen värinäkö, nelivärinäkö (fi)
• French: tétrachromatie (fr) f, tétrachromatisme (fr) m