Meanings
adjectivedichroic (comparative more dichroic, superlative most dichroic)
comparative more dichroic · superlative most dichroic · alternative dichroous
- Exhibiting dichroism.
- Exhibiting dichromatism; dichromatic.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδίχρως“two-coloured”
- Englishdichroic
from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic.
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Catalan dicroic
- dicroicExhibiting dichroism
French dichroïque
- dichroïqueExhibiting dichroism
Italian dicroico
- dicroicoExhibiting dichroism
Russian дихрои́чный
- дихрои́чный (dixroíčnyj)Exhibiting dichroism
Spanish dicroico
- dicroicoExhibiting dichroism
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APA
dichroic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichroic
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“dichroic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichroic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dichroic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichroic.
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