English Explanatory Dictionary

dichroic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Exhibiting dichroism.
  2. Exhibiting dichromatism; dichromatic.
noun
  1. A dichroic filter

Word forms

dichroic more dichroic most dichroic dichroous dichroics

Etymology

from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic.

Related words

dichromic

Derived words

dichroic filter dichroic glass dichroic mirror dichroic polynomial dichroic prism dichroic reflector isodichroic multichroic photodichroic
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