Hexachromatic
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Able to distinguish six distinct colors. not-comparable
"He considers that color is conveyed to the mind through a perceptive centre, and that this centre is only able to distinguish six definite points of difference (colors) in the spectrum. Therefore, for normal sight, he holds a hexachromatic theory of color-vision which is independent of light and shade."
- 2 Having six independent channels or dimensions for characterizing color information. not-comparable
"The scale contains 493 separate sensations, which are structurally hexachromatic and visually colourless."
- 3 Composed of or based on six colors. not-comparable
"> Apple Customers aren't the market that WebObjects is trying to / >get.. The market that WebObjects is aimed at is the market that hates / >Apple. / This is 100% true. I am shocked at the hostility that a little bit of hexachromatic fruit can inspire."
- 4 Having six different pitch classes not-comparable
"These divisors generate what may be called pentachromatic, pentenharmonic, hexachromatic, and hexenharmonic genera."
Example
More examples"He considers that color is conveyed to the mind through a perceptive centre, and that this centre is only able to distinguish six definite points of difference (colors) in the spectrum. Therefore, for normal sight, he holds a hexachromatic theory of color-vision which is independent of light and shade."
Etymology
From hexa- + chromatic.
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