Symmetry with respect to the arrangement of different colours; an instance of this; (Physics) a symmetry group used in quantum chromodynamics, relating different colour states of quarks.
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of colour symmetry in US English:
colour symmetry
(UScolor symmetry)
noun
Symmetry with respect to the arrangement of different colours; an instance of this; (Physics) a symmetry group used in quantum chromodynamics, relating different colour states of quarks.