Meanings
comparative more dichromatic · superlative most dichromatic
- having two colors.
Synonyms: bichrome, bicolour, bicoloured, duocolor, two-tone
- medicinehaving a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
- biologyoccurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving two colors.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekχρῶμα“color”
- Englishdichromatic
From di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -ic.
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French dichromatique
- dichromatiquecolourblindness
Swedish dikromatisk
- dikromatiskcolourblindness
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dichromatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromatic
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