Dictionary - Definition of DICHROIC


Part of Speech	Definition
Adjective	1. Having the property of dichroism; as, a dichroic crystal.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Dichroic" is a common misspelling or typo for: dichotic, diachronic, dichromic.

Date "Dichroic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Dichroic \Di*chro"ic\, adjective. [See Dichroism.]. (references)

Specialty Expressions: DICHROIC

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Dichroic coating	Business	Usually a multilayer film applied to glass, which has the property of elective transmission or reflection. Also a coating on a lens, although this coating is designed to be nonselective. See also Antireflection Coating. (references)
Dichroic color	Mining	A term loosely used to refer to either the two colors observable in a dichroic stone or the three colors in a trichroic stone. Syn: twin colors. (references)
Dichroic filter	Business	An optical filter that reflects one or more optical bands or wavelengths and transmits others, while maintaining a nearly zero coefficient of absorption for all wavelengths of interest. Note: A dichroic filter may be high-pass, low-pass, band-pass, or band rejection. (references)
Dichroic filter	Electrical Engineering	A device for dividing an optical beam into two or more separate beams, often a partially reflecting mirror; an optical filter designed to transmit light selectively according to wavelength (most often, a high-pass or low-pass filter. Source: European Union. (references)
Dichroic fog	Sports & Leisure	Kind of "bloom", sometimes seen on negatives and although there are many causes, the effect is always due to a deposit of colloidal silver. Source: European Union. (references)
Dichroic lamp	Public Administration	Incandescent lamp provided with a dichroic mirror. Source: European Union. (references)
Dichroic mirror	Business	1: A mirror used to reflect light selectively according to its wavelength. (references)
		2: A semi-transparent mirror which selectively reflects some wavelengths more than others and so transmits selectively. (references)
Dichroic mirror	Electrical Engineering	A glass surface coated with a special metal film that reflects certain colors of light while allowing other colors to pass through. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top

Topics by Level of Interest: DICHROIC
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dichroic filter	8	Dichroic filter	8
Dichroic glass	7	Dichroic glass	7
Dichroic prism	4	Dichroic prism	4
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian	dvojbarevný (dichroic, bicolour, dichromatic), dichroický (dichroic), dvoubarevný (dichromatic, bicolour, dichroic), dvojbarvý (dichroic, bicolour), dichroitický (dichroic). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina	dvojbarevný (dichroic, bicolour, dichromatic), dichroický (dichroic), dvoubarevný (dichromatic, bicolour, dichroic), dvojbarvý (dichroic, bicolour), dichroitický (dichroic). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified	二色性的 (dichroic, dichromatic, two-colored, two-coloured), 二向色的 (dichroic), 两向色性 (dichroic, dichroism), 分色稜镜 (dichroic prism). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	二色性的 (dichroic, dichromatic, two-colored, two-coloured), 二向色的 (dichroic), 分色稜鏡 (dichroic prism), 二向色反射 (dichroic reflector), 二向色灰霧 (dichroic fog). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech	dvojbarevný (dichroic, bicolour, dichromatic), dichroický (dichroic), dvoubarevný (dichromatic, bicolour, dichroic), dvojbarvý (dichroic, bicolour), dichroitický (dichroic). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch	Dichroismus (dichroism, Dichroic). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	dichroïque (dichroic, dichroic fog). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
French	dichroïque (dichroic, dichroic fog). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Dichroismus (dichroism, Dichroic). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal	이색성 의 (dichroic). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua	이색성 의 (dichroic). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew	שמופיעים בו שני צבעים (dichroic). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Dichroismus (dichroism, Dichroic). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Dichroismus (dichroism, Dichroic). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian	dicromatico (dichroic, dichromatic, dichromic), dicroico (dichroic), velo dicroico (dichroic fog), filtro dicroico (dichroic mirror), astriddy versioni per lampade dicroiche (ASTRIDDY Versions for dichroic lamps), astriddf versioni per lampade dicroiche (ASTRIDDF Versions for dichroic lamps), incasso dicroico orientabile (eyeball dichroic downlighter), incasso dicroico fisso (fixed flush mounting dichroic downlighter), incasso per lampada dicroica (dichroic lamp downlighter), incasso dicroico (dichroic downlighter). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit	שמופיעים בו שני צבעים (dichroic). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	二色性の (dichroic, dichromatic). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean	이색성 의 (dichroic). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration)	dihroična (dichroic), zeleno digronično obledalo (green cinnabar dichroic mirror), plavo dihronično ogledalo (blue asbestos dichroic mirror). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak	dichroický (dichroic). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian	dichroický (dichroic). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish	dicroico (dichroic). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, dichroic. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “dichroic” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	dathagichrathagoathagic (dichroic). Additional references: Athag, dichroic. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	dagichragoagic (dichroic). Additional references: Double Dutch, dichroic. (volunteer)
Leet	¤\|1<#[z¤1< (dichroic). Additional references: Leet, dichroic. (volunteer)
Oppish	dopichropoopic (dichroic). Additional references: Oppish, dichroic. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	ichroicday (dichroic). Additional references: Pig Latin, dichroic. (volunteer)
Terran B	dichoočsuy (dichroic). Additional references: Terran B, dichroic. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	dubichruboubic (dichroic). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, dichroic. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor.		Top

Definition: DICHROIC

Specialty Expressions: DICHROIC

Topics by Level of Interest: DICHROIC

Translations: DICHROIC

Constructed Language Translations: DICHROIC