"dichotic" meaning in English

See dichotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From German dichotisch, from Ancient Greek δῐ́χᾰ (díkha, “apart”) + οὖς (oûs), ὠτ- (ōt-, “ear”) + -isch (-ic). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|dichotisch}} German dichotisch, {{der|en|grc|δῐ́χᾰ|t=apart}} Ancient Greek δῐ́χᾰ (díkha, “apart”), {{affix|en|-ic}} -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dichotic (not comparable)
  1. That stimulates each ear with a different pitch or loudness Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dichotic-en-adj-8KQ0i8Pj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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