See also: polychromé

English

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Etymology

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From poly- +‎ -chrome.

Adjective

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polychrome (not comparable)

  1. Using multiple or many colours.
    Synonyms: polychromatic; multicolor, multicoloured; motley, variegated
    Coordinate terms: (0) achromatic, colorless; (1) monochrome, monochromatic, monotone, unicolor; (2) bichrome, bichromatic, dichromatic, duotone, bicolor; (3) trichrome, trichromatic, tritone, tricolor; (few or several) oligochrome, oligochromatic
    • 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 52:
      A polychrome two-handled jar with red and white streaks on a dark ground.
  2. Executed in the manner of polychromy.
    polychrome printing

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Noun

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polychrome (countable and uncountable, plural polychromes)

  1. (countable) A piece of multicolored pottery.
    • 1988, Elizabeth Hill Boone, Gordon Randolph Willey, The Southeast Classic Maya Zone: A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks..., page 324:
      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.
  2. (chemistry, uncountable) esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)

Verb

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polychrome (third-person singular simple present polychromes, present participle polychroming, simple past and past participle polychromed)

  1. To paint or dye with multiple colours.
  2. To divide (a dye etc.) into multiple colours.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔ.li.kʁom/
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Adjective

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polychrome (plural polychromes)

  1. polychrome
  2. multicoloured
    Synonym: multicolore
    Antonym: monochrome
    Hyponyms: bichrome, quadrichrome, trichrome

Verb

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polychrome

  1. inflection of polychromer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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