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dichroic

/daɪkɹˈoʊɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
dichroic
IPA
/daɪkɹˈoʊɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting dichroism.

adj

Exhibiting dichromatism; dichromatic.

noun

A dichroic filter

Etymology

from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more dichroic (comparative) most dichroic (superlative) dichroous (alternative) dichroics (plural)

Derived Forms

isodichroic multichroic photodichroic

Phrases

dichroic filter dichroic glass dichroic mirror dichroic polynomial dichroic prism dichroic reflector

Frequently Paired Words

dichromic

Rhymes With

heroic stoic paleozoic mesozoic cenozoic gabbroic slowik

Questions

How do you pronounce dichroic?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪkɹˈoʊɪk/.
What does dichroic mean?
Exhibiting dichroism.
Where does dichroic come from?
from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic.

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