"dichroic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more dichroic [comparative], most dichroic [superlative]
Etymology: from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δίχρως||two-coloured}} Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), {{m|grc|δι-||two}} δι- (di-, “two”), {{m|grc|χρώς||colour, complexion}} χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”), {{m|en|-ic|}} -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} dichroic (comparative more dichroic, superlative most dichroic)
  1. Exhibiting dichroism. Translations (Exhibiting dichroism): dicroic [masculine] (Catalan), dichroïque (French), dicroico [masculine] (Italian), dicroico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dichroic-en-adj-pZokWkkq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 44 10 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 43 11 Disambiguation of 'Exhibiting dichroism': 87 13
  2. Exhibiting dichromatism; dichromatic.
    Sense id: en-dichroic-en-adj-jp51bJjo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 44 10 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 43 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dichroic filter, dichroic glass, dichroic mirror, dichroic polynomial, dichroic prism, dichroic reflector, isodichroic Related terms: dichromic

Noun [English]

Forms: dichroics [plural]
Etymology: from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δίχρως||two-coloured}} Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), {{m|grc|δι-||two}} δι- (di-, “two”), {{m|grc|χρώς||colour, complexion}} χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”), {{m|en|-ic|}} -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} dichroic (plural dichroics)
  1. A dichroic filter
    Sense id: en-dichroic-en-noun-n3wfgrlZ Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 43 11

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