dichroism
noun
dichroism is spelled D-I-C-H-R-O-I-S-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dichroism means “The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dichroism is dichroisms.
How many letters and syllables are in dichroism?
| Letters | 9: D-I-C-H-R-O-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dichroism?
Dichroism appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dichroism
- dichroisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dichroism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions.
- 2
The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dichroism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the transmission of different colors in different directions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dichroïsme |
| Spanish | dicroísmo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dichroism come from?
From dichroic + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).