polychromatic

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ chromatic

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

(having many colours): motley, multicolored, polyhued; see also Thesaurus:multicolored

Antonyms

monochromatic

Derived terms

polychromatic acid

Translations

showing a variety of colours

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

Spanish: policromo (es), polícromo
Tagalog: damkulayin

References

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

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