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Polychromatic vs Iridescent - What's the difference?

polychromatic | iridescent |

As adjectives the difference between polychromatic and iridescent

is that polychromatic is showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured while iridescent is producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

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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    iridescent

    English

    (iridescence)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
  • Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

    • Derived terms

    * iridesce * iridescence * iridescently

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -escent ----