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Dichotomous — Di*chot o*mous, a. [L. dichotomos, Gr. ?; ? in two, asunder + diate mnein to cut.] Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a dichotomous stem. {Di*chot o*mous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dichotomous — index bipartite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dichotomous — adjective /daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs,daɪˈkɑːt.ə.məs/ Dividing or branching into two pieces. Genus Riccia L. Plants are thalloid, forming rosettes or loose, dichotomous patches. Syn: bipartite, forked See Also: dichotomously, dichotomy … Wiktionary
dichotomous — dichotomy ► NOUN (pl. dichotomies) ▪ a separation or contrast between two things. DERIVATIVES dichotomous adjective. ORIGIN Greek dikhotomia a cutting in two … English terms dictionary
dichotomous key — n a key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters … Medical dictionary
dichotomous question — noun A question in a questionnaire that requires a simple answer of ‘Yes or ‘No’ • • • Main Entry: ↑dichotomy … Useful english dictionary
dichotomous measurement scale — dichotominė matavimų skalė statusas T sritis biomedicinos mokslai atitikmenys: angl. dichotomous measurement scale ryšiai: platesnis terminas – matavimų skalė šaltinis Pagrindinės epidemiologijos sąvokos : mokomasis žodynas / Kauno medicinos… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
dichotomous — adjective Etymology: Late Latin dichotomos, from Greek, from dich + temnein to cut more at tome Date: 1752 1. dividing into two parts 2. relating to, involving, or proceeding from dichotomy • dichotomously adverb • dichotomousness … New Collegiate Dictionary
dichotomous — adj. [Gr. dicha, in two; temnein, to cut] Divided or dividing into two parts; successive bifurcation; two forked … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dichotomous — dichotomously, adv. dichotomousness, n. /di kot euh meuhs/, adj. 1. divided or dividing into two parts. 2. of or pertaining to dichotomy. [1680 90; < LL dichotomos < Gk dichótomos. See DICHO , TOME, OUS] * * * … Universalium
