di|chro|mat

di|chro|mat
di|chro|mat «DY kroh mat», noun.
a person suffering from dichromatism: »

There are three types of dichromats, known as protanopes, deuteranopes and tritanopes respectively (New Scientist).


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  • chro|mat|ic|ness — «kroh MAT ihk nihs», noun. = chromaticity. (Cf. ↑chromaticity) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pan|chro|mat|ic — «PAN kroh MAT ihk», adjective. sensitive to light of all colors: »a panchromatic photographic film …   Useful english dictionary

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  • mon´o|chro|mat´i|cal|ly — mon|o|chro|mat|ic «MON uh kroh MAT ihk», adjective. 1. having or showing one color only. 2. (of light) consisting of one wave length: »The use of monochromatic light…does not improve the acuity of the eye to more than a very small extent (Science …   Useful english dictionary

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