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单词 dichotomous
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dichotomous

[ dih-kot-uh-muhs ]
/ dɪˈkɒt ə məs /
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adjective

divided or dividing into two parts.
of or relating to dichotomy.

Origin of dichotomous

1680–90; <Late Latin dichotomos<Greek dichótomos.See dicho-, -tome, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM dichotomous

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Example sentences from the Web for dichotomous

  • From each nodal-point (between every three meshes) arises a bristle-shaped radial spine, which is dichotomously branched.

    Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
  • The genus is marked by its surface-net supported at the tips of the dichotomously branched divisions of the columella.

    The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
  • The distal ends of the feet are dichotomously branched, with stouter simple fork-branches.

    Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
  • Plant-body a dichotomously branching thallus, terrestrial or aquatic.

    The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
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