bimodal
adjective
bi·mod·al
(ˌ)bī-ˈmō-dᵊl 
: having or relating to two modes
especially
: having or occurring with two statistical modes
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This snake, found in the rainforest, is unique for its bimodal color patterns, with both orange and dark morphs being genetically identical.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
But audiologists say the bimodal, neuromodulation device, which retails for about $4,500, isn't for everyone.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The bimodal increases occurred across the political spectrum.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
The general bimodal approach is to draft two RBs in the first two or three rounds, another RB in the traditional RB Dead Zone (Rounds 3-7), and then shut down at RB until the final rounds.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
And wildland firefighters in hotter climates sometimes work bimodal shifts — toiling in the morning hours, then pulling back during the heat of the day and getting back out as things cool down in the evening, Mallia said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
Nabro is a bimodal volcano that erupts hot and runny basalt as well as sticky rhyolite, so this eruption was much more passive than previous ones at this large caldera volcano.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
This is another example of the bimodal character of the East African Rift -- a lot of close volcanoes erupting low silica basalt or high-silica rhyolite and not a lot in between.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
In this case the crosses exhibited a bimodal distribution in response to chemical signals; a tendency toward one morph or the other (wild type or loss of dauer mutant).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2011
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
But audiologists say the bimodal, neuromodulation device, which retails for about $4,500, isn't for everyone.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The bimodal increases occurred across the political spectrum.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
The general bimodal approach is to draft two RBs in the first two or three rounds, another RB in the traditional RB Dead Zone (Rounds 3-7), and then shut down at RB until the final rounds.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
And wildland firefighters in hotter climates sometimes work bimodal shifts — toiling in the morning hours, then pulling back during the heat of the day and getting back out as things cool down in the evening, Mallia said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
Nabro is a bimodal volcano that erupts hot and runny basalt as well as sticky rhyolite, so this eruption was much more passive than previous ones at this large caldera volcano.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
This is another example of the bimodal character of the East African Rift -- a lot of close volcanoes erupting low silica basalt or high-silica rhyolite and not a lot in between.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
In this case the crosses exhibited a bimodal distribution in response to chemical signals; a tendency toward one morph or the other (wild type or loss of dauer mutant).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2011
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“Bimodal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bimodal. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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