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

Eyelash vipers are also famous for another feature: they are polychromatic.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2024

Each pill is rendered in concentric bands so that they resemble restless, polychromatic irises, or Wayne Thiebaud’s glowing confections, if Thiebaud painted sherbert-ringed icons of existential pain.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

It is a surprising and trying moment for a girl who throws water upon a young man's face to see that face begin to dissolve and come off, feature by feature, in polychromatic splendour.

From The Gay Rebellion by Edmund Frederick

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