dichotomous

1. 1.

   divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications

   Similardivided

Questions about dichotomous

What does dichotomous mean?

dichotomous means "divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications".

How many syllables are in dichotomous?

dichotomous has 4 syllables and divides as di-cho-to-mous under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is dichotomous a common word?

dichotomous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.