Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dichromatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: dichro-mat-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having two colors.

adj

having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished

adj

having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

adj

occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.

adj

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.

adj

exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.

Etymology

From di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di
Suffix: ic

Inflected Forms

more dichromatic (comparative) most dichromatic (superlative)

Derived Forms

dichromatically

Frequently Paired Words

bichromatic dichromacy dichromat

Synonyms

bichrome bicolour bicoloured duocolor two-tone heterochromatic heterochromic bicolor bicolored

Questions

What does dichromatic mean?: having two colors.
Where does dichromatic come from?: From di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -ic.

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