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polychromatic

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

having or exhibiting a variety of colors.

RELATED WORDS

checkered, dappled, kaleidoscopic, motley, mottled, multicolored, piebald, polychrome, polychromic, spotted, varicolored, variegated, versicolor, particolored, pied, prismatic

Nearby words

polychaete, polychasium, polychlorinated biphenyl, polychondritis, polychromasia, polychromatic, polychromatophil, polychromatophilia, polychromatophilic, polychrome, polychromemia
Also pol·y·chro·mic [pol-ee-kroh-mik] /ˌpɒl iˈkroʊ mɪk/.

Origin of polychromatic

First recorded in 1840–50; poly- + chromatic

Related forms

pol·y·chro·ma·tism [pol-ee-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m] /ˌpɒl iˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for polychromatic

polychromatic

polychromic (ˌpɒlɪˈkrəʊmɪk) or polychromous

/ (ˌpɒlɪkrəʊˈmætɪk) /

adjective

having various or changing colours
(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) containing radiation with more than one wavelength

Derived Forms

polychromatism (ˌpɒlɪˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm), noun
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Medicine definitions for polychromatic

polychromatic

[ pŏl′ē-krō-măt′ĭk ]

adj.

Having or exhibiting many colors.
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Science definitions for polychromatic

polychromatic

[ pŏl′ē-krō-măt′ĭk ]

Consisting of or related to radiation of more than one wavelength.
Of or having many colors. Compare monochromatic.
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