polychromatic

American  

[pol-ee-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh-] / ˌpɒl i kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -krə- /

Also polychromic

adjective

1. having or exhibiting a variety of colors.

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polychromatic British  

/ ˌpɒlɪkrəʊˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. having various or changing colours

2. (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) containing radiation with more than one wavelength

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polychromatic Scientific  

/ pŏl′ē-krō-măt′ĭk /

1. Consisting of or related to radiation of more than one wavelength.

2. Of or having many colors.

3. Compare monochromatic

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Other Word Forms

• polychromatism
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of polychromatic

First recorded in 1840–50; poly- + chromatic

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Example Sentences

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polychromatic

Eyelash vipers are famously polychromatic, which means their appearances can vary widely, even among snakes born in the same litter.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024

"Many snails are polychromatic -- within the same species, you get different colors," says Bieler.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2023

Abdiel’s is more fluid, polychromatic, drawing from other dance wells, a different set of accumulated experience.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

They were latchkey kids curled over guitars, strumming power chords and expressing themselves through polychromatic hair dye and their “light punk” band Plunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2019

In the staining of the dry blood specimen, purely chemical staining processes are concerned, and therefore the polychromatic combination stain is possible in all cases.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers

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