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dichroism |
dichromacy |
dichromasy |
dichromat |
dichromate |
dichromatic
| dichromatism
| dichromatopsia
| dichromia
| dichromic acid
| dick
dichromatic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective dichromatic has 2 senses
- dichromatic(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to dichromatism; Array Derived form noun dichromatism1
- dichromatic(s = adj.all) bichrome, bicolor, bicolored, bicolour, bicoloured - having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dichromatic, adj.
1 two-coloured.
2 a (of animal species) having individuals that show different colorations. b having vision sensitive to only two of the three primary colours.
1 two-coloured.
2 a (of animal species) having individuals that show different colorations. b having vision sensitive to only two of the three primary colours.
Derivative
dichromatism n.
Etymology
DI-(1) + Gk khromatikos f. khroma -atos colour
THESAURUS
dichromatic
bicolor, bicolored, chromatic, cold, colorful, colorific, coloring, colory, cool, crazy, daedal, divers-colored, glowing, harlequin, harmonious, kaleidoscopic, many-colored, matching, medley, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, motley, multicolor, multicolored, multicolorous, parti-color, parti-colored, pigmentary, polychromatic, prismal, prismatic, rainbow, shot, shot through, spectral, thunder and lightning, tinctorial, tingent, toning, trichromatic, trichromic, tricolor, tricolored, two-tone, varicolored, variegated, versicolor, versicolored, warmROGET THESAURUS
dichromatic
Variegation
N variegation, colors, dichroism, trichroism, iridescence, play of colors, polychrome, maculation, spottiness, striae, spectrum, rainbow, iris, tulip, peacock, chameleon, butterfly, tortoise shell, mackerel, mackerel sky, zebra, leopard, cheetah, nacre, ocelot, ophite, mother-of-pearl, opal, marble, check, plaid, tartan, patchwork, marquetry-, parquetry, mosaic, tesserae, strigae, chessboard, checkers, chequers, harlequin, Joseph's coat, tricolor, variegated, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, party- colored, dichromatic, polychromatic, bicolor, tricolor, versicolor, of all the colors of the rainbow, of all manner of colors, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, opaline, opalescent, prismatic, nacreous, pearly, shot, gorge de pigeon, chatoyant, irisated, pavonine, pied, piebald, motley, mottled, marbled, pepper and salt, paned, dappled, clouded, cymophanous, mosaic, tesselated, plaid, tortoise shell, spotted, spotty, punctated, powdered, speckled, freckled, flea-bitten, studded, flecked, fleckered, striated, barred, veined, brinded, brindled, tabby, watered, grizzled, listed, embroidered, daedal, naevose, stipiform, strigose, striolate, (iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT.
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