Dichromacy meaning

Noun: dichromacy

Pronunciation: (dI’krow,mecy)

Dichromacy meaning: 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)

Synonyms: dichromasy, dichromatism, dichromatopsia, dichromia

Sample sentences:

• Dichromacy is the state of of having two types of functioning color receptors, called cone cells.
• Severe anomalous dichromats are acceptable but you will need to be aware of the deficiency.
• The exceptions to dichromatic vision in placental mammals are primates.
• Dichromacy is also a genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue.