"dichromatic" meaning in English

See dichromatic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dichromatic [comparative], most dichromatic [superlative]
Etymology: From di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|sort=chromatic}} di- +, {{uder|en|grc|χρῶμα||color}} Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} dichromatic (comparative more dichromatic, superlative most dichromatic)
  1. having two colors. Synonyms (having two colors): bichrome, bicolour, bicoloured, duocolor, two-tone
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  2. (pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
    Sense id: en-dichromatic-en-adj-HJA6Xla3 Categories (other): Pathology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -ic, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Vision Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 10 22 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 25 14 11 17 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 21 16 8 19 21 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 15 9 18 22 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 11 5 33 30 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 8 22 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 17 7 21 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 14 6 20 24 17 Disambiguation of Vision: 17 12 21 14 19 16 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  3. (zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
    Sense id: en-dichromatic-en-adj-UCzsPsUf Categories (other): Zoology, English terms prefixed with di-, Vision Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 25 14 11 17 21 14 Disambiguation of Vision: 17 12 21 14 19 16 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  4. (biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
    Sense id: en-dichromatic-en-adj-FKEmhjM0 Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -ic, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Vision Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 10 22 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 25 14 11 17 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 21 16 8 19 21 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 15 9 18 22 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 11 5 33 30 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 8 22 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 17 7 21 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 13 6 27 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 14 6 20 24 17 Disambiguation of Vision: 17 12 21 14 19 16 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  5. (optics) having 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.
    Sense id: en-dichromatic-en-adj-feaN-~hh Categories (other): Optics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Vision Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 10 22 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 25 14 11 17 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 21 16 8 19 21 16 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 14 8 18 27 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 15 9 18 22 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 11 5 33 30 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 8 22 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 17 7 21 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 14 6 20 24 17 Disambiguation of Vision: 17 12 21 14 19 16 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
  6. (optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
    Sense id: en-dichromatic-en-adj-Dt1Pd4Bx Categories (other): Optics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -ic, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Vision Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 10 22 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 25 14 11 17 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 21 16 8 19 21 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 15 9 18 22 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 11 5 33 30 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 8 22 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 17 7 21 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 14 6 20 24 17 Disambiguation of Vision: 17 12 21 14 19 16 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heterochromatic, heterochromic Derived forms: dichromatically Related terms: bichromatic, dichromacy, dichromat Translations (colourblindness): dichromatique (French), dikromatisk (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'colourblindness': 2 24 9 27 24 14
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        "2": "",
        "3": "ic"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -ic",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From di- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -ic.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more dichromatic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most dichromatic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dichromatic (comparative more dichromatic, superlative most dichromatic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bichromatic"
    },
    {
      "word": "dichromacy"
    },
    {
      "word": "dichromat"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "having two colors."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "color",
          "color"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Pathology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pathology",
          "pathology"
        ],
        [
          "colorblindness",
          "colorblindness"
        ],
        [
          "primary color",
          "primary color"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "pathology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Zoology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "convey",
          "convey"
        ],
        [
          "color",
          "color"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Biology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "occurring",
          "occurring"
        ],
        [
          "existing",
          "existing"
        ],
        [
          "ornamentation",
          "ornamentation"
        ],
        [
          "sexual dimorphism",
          "sexual dimorphism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Optics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "having 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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "optics",
          "optics"
        ],
        [
          "hue",
          "hue"
        ],
        [
          "pumpkin seed oil",
          "pumpkin seed oil"
        ],
        [
          "polychromatism",
          "polychromatism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(optics) having 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."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "optics",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Optics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "exhibiting dichroism; dichroic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "optics",
          "optics"
        ],
        [
          "dichroism",
          "dichroism"
        ],
        [
          "dichroic",
          "dichroic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "optics",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "having two colors",
      "word": "bichrome"
    },
    {
      "sense": "having two colors",
      "word": "bicolour"
    },
    {
      "sense": "having two colors",
      "word": "bicoloured"
    },
    {
      "sense": "having two colors",
      "word": "duocolor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "having two colors",
      "word": "two-tone"
    },
    {
      "word": "heterochromatic"
    },
    {
      "word": "heterochromic"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "colourblindness",
      "word": "dichromatique"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "colourblindness",
      "word": "dikromatisk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dichromatic"
}

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