Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Pathology Dichromatic.
- adj. Chemistry Containing two chromium atoms per molecule.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Relating to or embracing two colors only; bichromatic: used by Herschel to describe the vision of a color-blind person who lacks the perception of one of the three primary colors assumed in accordance with the Young-Helmholtz theory of color (which see, under color).
- In optics, having the property of dichroism; dichroic.
Wiktionary
- adj. Furnishing or giving two colours; said of defective vision, in which all the compound colours are resolvable into two elements instead of three.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Furnishing or giving two colors; -- said of defective vision, in which all the compound colors are resolvable into two elements instead of three.
Etymologies
- Ancient Greek (Wiktionary)
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“Also I'd suggest this is so the posters still stand out to people with dichromic colour blindness.”
“~ Like manganese, chromium forms two unstable acids, namely, chromic acid and dichromic acid.”
“~ When potassium chromate is treated with an acid the potassium salt of the unstable dichromic acid (H_ {2} Cr_ {2} O_ {7}) is formed:”
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