dichotomous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [dɑe̯ˈkɔ̟ɾ.ə.məs] (New-Zealand)
- /daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- [dɑe̯ˈkɔɾ.ə.məs] (Australia)
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- [daɪˈkɒɾ.ə.məs] (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /dɑeˈkɔt.ə.məs/ (Australia)
- [daɪˈkɑ.ɾə.məs] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs/ (New-Zealand)
- /daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /daɪˈkɑ.tə.məs/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
Etymology
From Late Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos, “cut in half”). By surface analysis, dichotomy + -ous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Dividing or branching into two mutually exclusive pieces.
Genus Riccia L. Plants are thalloid, forming rosettes or loose, dichotomous patches.
1992, Marie L. Hicks, Guide to the Liverworts of North Carolina, page 197:The second half of the book switches to the increasingly dark story of how, from the 17th century onwards, European thinkers and politicians constructed a more and more dichotomous worldview.
2023 February 23, Fara Dabhoiwala, “The West by Naoíse Mac Sweeney review – history rediscovered”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Deriveds
pseudodichotomous · isodichotomous · undichotomous · nondichotomous · subdichotomous · dichotomousness · dichotomously · dichotomous key
Relateds
Synonyms
bipartite (dividing into two equal parts) · forked (dividing into two equal parts)
Translations (10)
nb dikotom (dividing or branching into two pieces) · pl dychotomiczny (dividing or branching into two pieces) · ca dicotòmic (dividing or branching into two pieces) · pl dwudzielny (dividing or branching into two pieces) · fi dikotominen (dividing or branching into two pieces) · da dikotomisk (dividing or branching into two pieces) · es dicótomo (dividing or branching into two pieces) · fi kaksijakoinen (dividing or branching into two pieces) · de dichotom (dividing or branching into two pieces) · la dichotomos (dividing or branching into two pieces)