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dichotomous

UK/daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs//daɪˈkɑ.tə.məs/

dichotomous adjective: dividing or branching into two mutually exclusive pieces.

Adjective

dichotomous (not comparable)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    bipartite, forked

dichotomous meaning in Tamil and Urdu

dichotomous in Tamil

இணைக்கவருள்ள, இருபிரிவான, கவட்டை, கவை

dichotomous in Urdu

دوکاٹ, دوقسمی, دوشاخہ

Synonyms of dichotomous

Origin of dichotomous

From Late Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos, “cut in half”). By surface analysis, dichotomy + -ous.

Words formed from dichotomous

Phrases with dichotomous

Questions about dichotomous

What does dichotomous mean?
Dichotomous means dividing or branching into two mutually exclusive pieces.
What is dichotomous in Tamil?
Dichotomous in Tamil is இணைக்கவருள்ள, இருபிரிவான, கவட்டை. See Dichotomous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dichotomous?
Dichotomous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dichotomous?
Dichotomous is pronounced /daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs/ (UK).

Words near dichotomous in the dictionary

  1. dichotomizations
  2. dichotomize
  3. dichotomized
  4. dichotomizes
  5. dichotomizing
  6. dichotomous
  7. dichotomous key
  8. dichotomous keys
  9. dichotomously
  10. dichotomousness
  11. dichotomy

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