different between dichromic vs dichroic

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Adjective

dichromic (not comparable)

1. furnishing or giving two colours; said of defective vision, in which all the compound colours are resolvable into two elements instead of three
   • 1866, Sir J. Herschel, Familiar Lectures on Scientific Subjects

     Their vision is therefore, in fact, dichromic; all their compound colours are resolvable into two elements only instead of three.

2. containing two atoms of chromium

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References

dichromic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

from Ancient Greek ?????? (díkhr?s, “two-coloured”), (from ??- (di-, “two”) + ???? (khr?s, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic.

Adjective

dichroic (comparative more dichroic, superlative most dichroic)

1. Exhibiting dichroism.
2. Exhibiting dichromatism; dichromatic.

Derived terms

• dichroic filter
• dichroic glass
• dichroic mirror
• dichroic polynomial
• dichroic prism
• dichroic reflector
• isodichroic

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Noun

dichroic (plural dichroics)

1. A dichroic filter

Anagrams

• diorchic