dichromatic
adjEtymology From di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -ic.
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having two colors.
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Biology, Natural sciences occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
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Engineering, Natural sciences, Optics, Physical sciences, Physics 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.
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Engineering, Natural sciences, Optics, Physical sciences, Physics exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
- Synonyms
- bichrome, bicolour, bicoloured, duocolor, two-tone, heterochromatic, heterochromic
- Derived terms
- dichromatically
- Related terms
- bichromatic, dichromacy, dichromat