"polychromatic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɑlikɹəˈmætɪk/ [General-American], /ˌpɒlikɹəʊˈmætɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more polychromatic [comparative], most polychromatic [superlative]
Etymology: From poly- + chromatic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|chromatic}} poly- + chromatic Head templates: {{en-adj}} polychromatic (comparative more polychromatic, superlative most polychromatic)
  1. Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured. Synonyms (having many colours): motley Translations (showing a variety of colours): policrom (Catalan), policromàtic (Catalan), polychrom (German), bunt (German), farbig (German), vielfarbig (German), polacrómatach (Irish), yl-daahagh (Manx), policromo (Portuguese), policromático (Portuguese), policromatic (Romanian), policromo (Spanish), damkulayin (Tagalog), çok renkli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-polychromatic-en-adj-RNdz0wCN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'having many colours': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'showing a variety of colours': 97 3
  2. (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Composed of more than one wavelength. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-polychromatic-en-adj-2LRjlHLb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 48 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: multicolored, polyhued Derived forms: polychromatic acid
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