Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bichromatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bichro-mat-ic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of two colors.

adj

Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.

adj

Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.

adj

Employing or relating to a quarter tone scale.

Example Sentences

"The bichromatic blue-and-white Jewish pet accessories, littered with stars of David, create a lifestyle brand for Judaism to rival other popular branding schemes, especially those of Christian America."
"Its title is "Musik mit Vierteltönen," and it contains the sum of the author's experiences with the "bichromatic harmonium" of his own construction."
"Bichromatic music on the electronic orchestra is the next step in the musical art of the 20th century."
"In 1926 Straube built a Bichromatic Quartertone Harmonium for Mordecai Sandberg with white keys for the whole tones, black keys for the half tones and brown keys for the quarter tones."

Etymology

From bi- + chromatic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bi

Derived Forms

bichromatically

Frequently Paired Words

polychromatic

Questions

What does bichromatic mean?: Of two colors.
Where does bichromatic come from?: From bi- + chromatic.

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