(physiology) A decrease in sensitivity to a color stimulus with prolonged exposure.
(psychology) Modification in the perceived hue or saturation of a light stimulus resulting from prior viewing of a light of different hue or saturation.
chromatic adaptation
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(krō′mad·ik ′ad′ap′tā·shən)
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