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polychrome

polychrome adjective: using multiple or many colours.

Adjective

polychrome (not comparable)

  1. Using multiple or many colours.
    • A polychrome two-handled jar with red and white streaks on a dark ground.1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 52
  2. Executed in the manner of polychromy.
    • polychrome printing

Noun

polychrome (countable and uncountable, plural polychromes)

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

Verb

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.

polychrome meaning in Tamil

polychrome in Tamil

பல்வண்ணக் கலைவேலை

Synonyms of polychrome

All synonyms of polychrome

Forms of polychrome

Noun
pluralpolychromes
Verb
third-person singular presentpolychromes
present participlepolychroming
past participlepolychromed
pastpolychromed

Origin of polychrome

From poly- + -chrome.

Questions about polychrome

What does polychrome mean?
Polychrome means using multiple or many colours.
What is polychrome in Tamil?
Polychrome in Tamil is பல்வண்ணக் கலைவேலை. See Polychrome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polychrome?
Polychrome can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.

Words near polychrome in the dictionary

  1. polychromatophilic
  2. polychromatophils
  3. polychromator
  4. polychromators
  5. polychromatous
  6. polychrome
  7. polychromed
  8. polychromes
  9. polychrometer
  10. polychromia
  11. polychromic

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