Definition of Dichotomy
Dichotomy
di·chot·o·my
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a division or distinction made between two things that may be regarded as contradictory/opposing or simply completely different, or the process of making such a distinction;
e.g. There was a striking dichotomy between the views of the elected official and those of the intelligence agency.
(noun)
a thing or situation marked by contradictory aspects or qualities;
e.g. The district is a dichotomy, because it has a major city as well as a flourishing natural habitat.
(noun)
an instance of something dividing into two branches, especially as in the branching of a plant's stem;
e.g. Beyond that dichotomy, the branches of the tree are too weak to bear much weight.
(noun)
a phase of the moon or of an inferior planet in which half of it is illuminated, making its disk appear as a semicircle;
e.g. The moon was in dichotomy and it looked like half of a silver coin in the sky.
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