Dictionary Definition
polychromatic adj
1 (of light or other electromagnetic radiation)
composed of more than one wavelength; "polychromatic light" [ant:
monochromatic]
2 having or exhibiting many colors [syn: polychrome, polychromic]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
polychromatic- Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured.
- (of electromagnetic radiation) Composed of more than one wavelength.
Translations
showing a variety of colours
Derived terms
References
Extensive Definition
The term polychromatic is used to described
light that exhibits more
than one color. In a
technical respect, this can also mean that it contains radiation of
more than one wavelength. The study of
polychromatics is particularly useful in the production of diffraction
grating.
External links
polychromatic in German: Polychromatisches
Licht
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
bicolor, bicolored, chromatic, cold, colorful, colorific, coloring, colory, cool, crazy, daedal, dichromatic, discolor, divers-colored,
glowing, harlequin, harmonious, kaleidoscopic,
many-colored, matching,
medley, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, motley, multicolor, multicolored, multicolorous, multihued, parti-color,
parti-colored, pigmentary, polychrome, polychromic, prismal, prismatic, rainbow, shot, shot through, spectral, thunder and
lightning, tinctorial, tingent, toning, trichromatic, trichromic, tricolor, tricolored, two-tone,
varicolored,
variegated, versicolor, versicolored, warm