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Dichromatic vs Bichromatic - What's the difference?

dichromatic | bichromatic |

As adjectives the difference between dichromatic and bichromatic

is that dichromatic is having two colors while bichromatic is describing a graph with edges of two possible {{term|colours}.

dichromatic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having two colors.
  • (pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
  • (zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
  • (biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
  • (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.
  • (optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.

    • Related terms

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    External links

    * (dichromacy) * (sexual dimorphism) (section: ) * (dichromatism) (optics)

    bichromatic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible (colours)
  • (physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time

    • See also

    * polychromatic