Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision
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Young-Helm·holtz the·o·ry of col·or vis·ion
(yŭng helm'hōlts),a theory that there are three color-perceiving elements in the retina: red, green, and blue. Perception of other colors arises from the combined stimulation of these elements; deficiency or absence of any one of these elements results in inability to perceive that color and a misperception of any other color of which it forms a part.
Synonym(s): Helmholtz theory of color vision
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Young-Helm·holtz the·o·ry of col·or vi·sion
(yŭng helm'hōlts thē'ŏr-ē kŏl'ŏr vizh'ŭn )A theory that there are three color-perceiving elements in the retina: red, green, and blue. Perception of other colors arises from the combined stimulation of these elements; deficiency or absence of any one of these elements results in inability to perceive that color and a misperception of any other color of which it forms a part.
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Helmholtz,
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Helmholtz theory of color vision - Synonym(s): Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision
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Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision - see under Young, Thomas
Young,
Thomas, English physician and physicist, 1773-1829.Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision - a theory that there are three color-perceiving elements in the retina: red, green, and blue. Synonym(s): Helmholtz theory of color vision
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