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dichotomous

di·chot·o·mous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-kot-uh-muh s]
    • /dɪˈkɒt ə məs/
    • /daɪkˈɒtəməs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-kot-uh-muh s]
    • /dɪˈkɒt ə məs/

Definitions of dichotomous word

  • adjective dichotomous divided or dividing into two parts. 1
  • adjective dichotomous of or relating to dichotomy. 1
  • noun dichotomous Exhibiting or characterized by dichotomy. 1
  • adjective dichotomous Dividing or branching into two pieces. 0

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Origin of dichotomous

First appearance:

before 1680
One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90; < Late Latin dichotomos < Greek dichótomos. See dicho-, -tome, -ous

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Parts of speech for Dichotomous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dichotomous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for dichotomous

adj dichotomous

  • bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
  • divided — separated; separate.
  • zigzag — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
  • split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
  • branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides

Antonyms for dichotomous

adj dichotomous

  • joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
  • unbranched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.

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