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polychromatic

[ pol-ee-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh- ]

adjective

  1. having or exhibiting a variety of colors.


polychromatic

/ ˌpɒlɪkrəʊˈmætɪk; ˌpɒlɪˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm; ˌpɒlɪˈkrəʊmɪk /

adjective

  1. having various or changing colours
  2. (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) containing radiation with more than one wavelength
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polychromatic

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  1. Consisting of or related to radiation of more than one wavelength.
  2. Of or having many colors.
  3. Compare monochromatic
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Derived Forms

  • polychromatism, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è´Ç±ô·²â·³¦³ó°ù´Ç·³¾²¹Â·³Ù¾±²õ³¾ [pol-ee-, kroh, -m, uh, -tiz-, uh, m], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of polychromatic1

First recorded in 1840–50; poly- + chromatic
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Eyelash vipers are also famous for another feature: they are polychromatic.

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Eyelash vipers are famously polychromatic, which means their appearances can vary widely, even among snakes born in the same litter.

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"Many snails are polychromatic -- within the same species, you get different colors," says Bieler.

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Abdiel’s is more fluid, polychromatic, drawing from other dance wells, a different set of accumulated experience.

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Roger cites, for example, how the purported whiteness of Greek and Roman relics, despite evidence of their original polychromatic state, became an ideal echoed in neo-Classical art.

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