dichromatic

adjective

di·​chro·​mat·​ic ˌdī-krō-ˈma-tik 

1

: having or exhibiting two colors

2

: of, relating to, or exhibiting dichromatism

Examples of dichromatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Caroline Absher’s colossal, mostly-dichromatic self-portrait Studio, the artist looks down at the viewer, who crouches or sits beneath her. —Dallas News, 6 May 2022

Álvaro's subjects were 32 trichromats (a mix of men and women) and 32 dichromatic men (a mix of the green-lacking and red-lacking subtypes). —Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2015

This limited color perception is called dichromatic vision, according to VCA Animal Hospitals. —Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022

When Eilish became a public figure a few years ago, her fashion sensibility was unmistakable: spiky chains; dichromatic green-black hair, oversized hoodies, homages to punk, goth and skateboarding styles. —Andrew R. Chow, Time, 30 July 2021

Mammals evolved as nocturnal beings that did not need to see the rich hues of the daylight world, so most—like your pet dog and cat—are dichromatic, and have only blue and green cones. —Virginia Morell, National Geographic, 15 June 2020

Most mammals, though—think Fido the dog and Shadow the cat—are dichromatic and have blue and green-sensing cones in their eyes. —Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 6 Dec. 2019

But the role of color in frog courtship is all the more intriguing in the case of dichromatic specimens. —Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 21 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

di- + chromatic entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for dichromatic

• achromatic
• acrobatic
• adriatic
• aliphatic
• antistatic
• aromatic
• astigmatic
• autocratic
• automatic
• bureaucratic
• charismatic
• cholestatic

Medical Definition

dichromatic

adjective

di·​chro·​mat·​ic ˌdī-krō-ˈmat-ik 

1

: having or exhibiting two colors

2

: of, relating to, or exhibiting dichromatism