WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•chrome
(pol′ē krōm′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -chromed, -chrom•ing, n.
adj.
v.t.
n.
adj.
- being of many or various colors.
- decorated or executed in many colors, as a statue, vase, or mural.
v.t.
- to paint in many or various colors.
n.
- Fine Arta polychrome object or work.
- Greek polýchrōmos many-colored. See poly-, -chrome
- German
- earlier polychrom 1795–1805
'polychrome' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Altamira
- Halafian
- Nazca
- Robbia
- Satsuma ware
- Tiahuanaco
- chrome
- mosaic glass
- polychromy