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polychromatic

pol·y·chro·mat·ic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pol-ee-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh-]
    • /ˌpɒl i kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -krə-/
    • /ˌpɑl·i·kroʊˈmæt̬·ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh-]
    • /ˌpɒl i kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -krə-/

Definitions of polychromatic word

  • adjective polychromatic having or exhibiting a variety of colors. 1
  • adjective polychromatic having various or changing colours 0
  • adjective polychromatic (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) containing radiation with more than one wavelength 0
  • adjective polychromatic having various or changing colors 0

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Origin of polychromatic

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; poly- + chromatic

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Parts of speech for Polychromatic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

polychromatic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for polychromatic

adj polychromatic

  • iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
  • irised — Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
  • motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
  • multi-hued — having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination): many-hued; golden-hued.
  • multicolor — of many colors; multicolored.

adjective polychromatic

  • kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
  • marbled — Having a streaked and patterned appearance like that of variegated marble.
  • multicolored — of several or many colors.
  • multicoloured — Alternative spelling of multicolored.
  • opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.

Top questions with polychromatic

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