2. Adjective. Of light, having more than one wavelength ¹
3. Adjective. Of, or relating to heterochromatin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heterochromatic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Heterochromatic
1. Characteristic of heterochromatin. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterochromatic
Literary usage of Heterochromatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1915)
"His orange females are evidently heterochromatic forms like those ... While he
does not mention the earliest stage of heterochromatic females (ie, ..."
2. Light, Photometry and Illumination: A Thoroughly Rev. Ed. of "Electrical by William Edward Barrows (1912)
"Curves showing the influence of distance from the blocks of a Joly photometer to
the eye when heterochromatic sources are compared are reproduced in Fig. ..."
3. Electric Lamps by Maurice Solomon (1908)
"In order to obviate the difficulties of heterochromatic photometry, the method
of observing the photometer screen through a coloured glass may be used. ..."
4. Bulletin of the Bureau of Standards by Bureau of Standards, United States Bureau of Standards, United States (1915)
"METHODS OF heterochromatic PHOTOMETRY 487 IV. ELIMINATION OF COLOR DIFFERENCE IN
ROUTINE WORK 487 1. Use of color screens 488 2. Use of secondary standards ..."
5. NBS Special Publication by United States National Bureau of Standards (1920)
"PHOTOMETRY AND ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING. heterochromatic Photometry. Probably the
greatest difficulties of precision ..."
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