'Dichotomous' definitions:
Definition of 'dichotomous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
Definition of 'Dichotomous'
From: GCIDE
- 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]