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Polychromous vs Polychromatic - What's the difference?

polychromous | polychromatic |

As adjectives the difference between polychromous and polychromatic

is that polychromous is of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic while polychromatic is showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured.

polychromous

English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic.

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    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

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