ALL meanings of dichotomy
di·chot·o·my
D d - noun dichotomy the appearance of the moon or of a planet when half of the surface facing the earth is illuminated 3
- noun dichotomy a dividing or branching into two equal parts, esp. when repeated 3
- countable noun dichotomy If there is a dichotomy between two things, there is a very great difference or opposition between them. 3
- noun dichotomy division into two parts or classifications, esp when they are sharply distinguished or opposed 3
- noun dichotomy the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclasses 3
- noun dichotomy a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts 3
- noun dichotomy the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible 3
- noun dichotomy division into two parts, groups, or classes, esp. when these are sharply distinguished or opposed 3
- noun dichotomy A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. 1
- noun dichotomy division into two 1
- noun plural dichotomy division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs. 1
- noun plural dichotomy division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action. 1
- noun plural dichotomy Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc. 1
- noun plural dichotomy Astronomy. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible. 1
- noun dichotomy A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. 0
- noun dichotomy Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality. 0
- noun dichotomy (logic) The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of man into white and not white. 0
- noun dichotomy (biology, taxonomy) The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts. 0
- noun dichotomy (astronomy) A phase of the moon when it appears half lit and half dark, as at the quadratures. 0
- noun dichotomy (biology) Successive division and subdivision; successive bifurcation, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin. 0
- noun dichotomy (biology) A fork (bifurcation) in a stem or vein. 0