dichromatic

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adjective

having two colors.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivedichromatic (comparative more dichromatic, superlative most dichromatic)

comparative more dichromatic · superlative most dichromatic

  1. having two colors.

    Synonyms: bichrome, bicolour, bicoloured, duocolor, two-tone

  2. medicinehaving a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
  3. biologyhaving two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
  4. biologyoccurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
  5. engineeringhaving 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.
  6. engineeringexhibiting dichroism; dichroic.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving two colors.

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχρῶμα“color”
  2. Englishdichromatic

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

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Translations

French dichromatique
  • dichromatiquecolourblindness
Swedish dikromatisk
  • dikromatiskcolourblindness

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APA

dichromatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromatic

MLA

“dichromatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dichromatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromatic.

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