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Polychromatic

Polˊy-chro-mat′ic

,

Adj.

[

Poly-

+

chromatic

.]

Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.

Polychromatic acid

(Old Chem.)

,

a substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes.

Definition 2024

polychromatic

polychromatic

English

Adjective

polychromatic ‎(comparative more polychromatic, superlative most polychromatic)

Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured.
(physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Composed of more than one wavelength.

Synonyms

see multicolored

Translations

showing a variety of colours

Catalan: policrom, policromàtic
Manx: yl-daahagh
Romanian: policromatic

Spanish: policromo (es), polícromo
Tagalog: damkulayin

Antonyms

monochromatic

Derived terms

polychromatic acid

References

polychromatic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913