DICHROMATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dichromatic mean? 

• DICHROMATIC (adjective)
  The adjective DICHROMATIC has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to dichromatism

2. having two colors

  Familiarity information: DICHROMATIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DICHROMATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to dichromatism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

dichromatism (a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision))

Derivation:

dichromatism (a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having two colors

Synonyms:

bichrome; bicolor; bicolored; bicolour; bicoloured; dichromatic

Context example:

a bicolored postage stamp

Similar:

colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)