Dichromatic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dichromatic is an adjective meaning having two colors.
Meaning
having two colors.
More Meanings
- (pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
- (zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- (biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
- (optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
- (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.
Synonyms for dichromatic
Depending on context, synonyms include bichrome, bicolour, bicoloured, duocolor, two-tone, heterochromatic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coloured, colored, colorful, dichromophoric, dichroic, bicolorous.
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