polychromatic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɒlɪkrəʊˈmætɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē krō mat′ik, -krə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pol•y•chro•mat•ic  (pol′ē krō mat′ik, -krə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
Also, pol•y•chro•mic  (pol′ē krō′mik).USA pronunciation 
  • 1840–50; poly- + chromatic
pol•y•chro•ma•tism  (pol′ē krō′mə tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polychromatic / ˌpɒlɪkrəʊˈmætɪk/, polychromic / ˌpɒlɪˈkrəʊmɪk/, polychromous
  1. having various or changing colours
  2. (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) containing radiation with more than one wavelength
polychromatism / ˌpɒlɪˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm/
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