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Polychromatic vs Bichromatic - What's the difference?

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Polychromatic is a see also of bichromatic.


As adjectives the difference between polychromatic and bichromatic

is that polychromatic is showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured while bichromatic is (mathematics) describing a graph with edges of two possible (colours).

polychromatic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured.
  • (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Composed of more than one wavelength.

    • Synonyms

    * see multicolored

    Antonyms

    * monochromatic

    Derived terms

    * polychromatic acid

    References

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    bichromatic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible (colours)
  • (physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time

    • See also

    * polychromatic