bimodal

[ bahy-mohd-l ]

/ baɪˈmoʊd l /

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adjective

having or providing two modes, methods, systems, etc.

Statistics. (of a distribution) having or occurring with two modes.Compare unimodal.

Transportation. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving the use of two forms of carrier, as truck and rail.

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Origin of bimodal

First recorded in 1900–05; bi-¹ + modal

OTHER WORDS FROM bimodal

bi·mo·dal·i·ty, noun

Words nearby bimodal

bimetallic strip, bimetallism, bimillenary, bimillennium, Bimini Islands, bimodal, bimodal distribution, bimolecular, bimonthly, bimorph, bimorphemic

How to use bimodal in a sentence

The distribution of clutches (Fig. 1) runs from mid-January to the first third of July and is bimodal.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas|Richard F. Johnston
The distribution of clutches (Fig. 1) runs from mid-March to the last third of July and is bimodal.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas|Richard F. Johnston
The salient feature is that the blunt-ended "B" spoons have a bimodal distribution: from 198 mm.
Mohave Pottery|Alfred L. Kroeber
Two spawning periods may account for the bimodal size distribution of young-of-the-year observed in my study.
Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas|James Everett Deacon

Errors of sampling may similarly account for some, though not all, of the curves of the bimodal type shown in Figure 29C.
A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds.|George H. Lowery.