Polychromatic
/ˌpɑlikɹəˈmætɪk/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 Composed of more than one wavelength. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength wordnet
- 2 having or exhibiting many colors wordnet
Example
More examples"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.