Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dichromatism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dichro-ma-tism
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being dichromatic

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There long had been a bias among researchers to think of the evolution of sexual dichromatism as driven by changes in male coloration."

Etymology

From di- + chromatism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di

Usage

Inflected Forms

dichromatisms (plural)

Phrases

sexual dichromatism

Frequently Paired Words

monochromatism trichromatism

Synonyms

dichromacy dichromatopsia dichromia dichromasy

Questions

What does dichromatism mean?: The condition of being dichromatic
Where does dichromatism come from?: From di- + chromatism.

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