Polychromatic

//ˌpɑlikɹəˈmætɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours. not-comparable

    "With our water goggles adjusted we gazed at the fishes displaying their polychromatic scales to the sea world, as, with true Puka-Pukan languor, they finned from coral to coral."

  2. 2
    Composed of more than one wavelength. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength wordnet
  2. 2
    having or exhibiting many colors wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
multicoloredpolychromicaurora-coloredbicolorbicoloredchromatic

Example

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"With our water goggles adjusted we gazed at the fishes displaying their polychromatic scales to the sea world, as, with true Puka-Pukan languor, they finned from coral to coral."

Etymology

From poly- + chromatic.

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polychromatic acid

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