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Definition of Dichromatic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to dichromatism.
2. Adjective. Having two colors. "A bicolored postage stamp"
Similar to: Colored, Colorful, Coloured
Definition of Dichromatic
1. a. Having or exhibiting two colors.
Definition of Dichromatic
1. Adjective. having two colors. ¹
2. Adjective. (pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished ¹
3. Adjective. (zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye. ¹
4. Adjective. (biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism. ¹
5. Adjective. (optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism. ¹
6. Adjective. (optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dichromatic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Dichromatic
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1. Having or exhibiting two colours.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dichromatic
Literary usage of Dichromatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1857)
"A dichromatic solution was examined by placing it in a wedge-shaped glass- trough,
held in such a position that a slit in a window- shutter was seen ..."
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