Polychrome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Polychrome is an adjective meaning Using multiple or many colours.
Meaning
Using multiple or many colours.
More Meanings
- Executed in the manner of polychromy.
- (countable) A piece of multicolored pottery.
- (chemistry, uncountable) esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)
- To paint or dye with multiple colours.
- To divide (a dye etc.) into multiple colours.
Example Sentences
polychrome printing
A polychrome two-handled jar with red and white streaks on a dark ground.
Maya influence is particularly noticeable in the decorative elements depicted on Ulua polychromes and the development of complex syntactic rules governing the organization of decorative motifs into an integrated stylistic design.
Word Forms
- polychromes
- polychroming
- polychromed
Synonyms for polychrome
Depending on context, synonyms include polychromatic, multicolor, multicoloured, motley, variegated, colorful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polychromic, polychromatic, coloured, colored, colorful, polychromize.
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