Definition of Polychromatic

1. Adjective. (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength. "Polychromatic light"

Antonyms: Monochromatic

2. Adjective. Having or exhibiting many colors.
Exact synonyms: Polychrome, Polychromic
Similar to: Colored, Colorful, Coloured

Definition of Polychromatic

1. a. Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.

Definition of Polychromatic

1. Adjective. Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured. ¹

2. Adjective. (physics of electromagnetic radiation) Composed of more than one wavelength. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polychromatic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Polychromatic

1. Showing a variety, or a change, of colours. Polychromatic acid, a substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes. Origin: Poly- + chromatic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polychromatic

polychord
polychordal
polychords
polychoron
polychotomies
polychotomous
polychotomy
polychrest
polychrests
polychroism
polychroite
polychromaemia
polychromasia
polychromate
polychromates
polychromatic
polychromatic acid
polychromatic cell
polychromatocyte
polychromatophil cell
polychromatophile
polychromatophilia
polychromatophilic
polychromator
polychromators
polychromatosis
polychrome
polychrome methylene blue
polychromed
polychromes

Literary usage of Polychromatic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"It never seems to have occurred to an Egyptian builder to leave his limestone walls unadorned with polychromatic effects, nor to the sculptor engaged in ..."

2. China: Its History, Arts and Literature by Frank Brinkley (1902)
"It has not been deemed advisable, however, to enter these in the polychromatic category, inasmuch as the marked predominance of their principal colour has ..."

3. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1875)
"ON THE REVIVAL OF Polychromatic DECORATION IN CHURCHES.1 By RP ... To cite a few examples of buildings in which polychromatic decoration remains : there is ..."

4. Roman and Medieval Art by William Henry Goodyear (1897)
"Polychromatic EGYPTIAN GLASS VASES FROM ITALY. British Museum. was the oriental, but this point applies less to style than it does to technical manipulation ..."

5. Proportion and Harmony of Line and Color in Painting, Sculpture, and by George Lansing Raymond (1899)
"... to Like Forms—Monochromatic and Polychromatic Decoration—Color on the Exteriors of Buildings—Possibility of New Styles of Architecture in our Age—Modern ..."

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