Dichromatic
adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 having two colors.
- 2 having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
- 3 having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- 4 occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
- 5 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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- 6 exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
Adjective
- 1 having two colors wordnet
- 2 of or relating to dichromatism wordnet
Example
More examples"More than thirty years ago, when our knowledge of variation was far less than it is now, Dr. Stejneger had the discernment to interpret Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus), Colaptes cafer (Gmelin), and Colaptes hybridus (Baird) to be dichromatic or trichromatic phases of one species, and not two species that hybridize on a gigantic scale."
Etymology
From di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -ic.
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