What does polychrome mean?

Definitions for polychrome
ˈpɒl iˌkroʊmpo·ly·chrome

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. polychromeadjective

    a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors

  2. polychromatic, polychrome, polychromicverb

    having or exhibiting many colors

  3. polychrome, polychromize, polychromiseverb

    color with many colors; make polychrome

Wiktionary

  1. polychromeadjective

    Executed in the manner of polychromy; as, polychrome printing.

ChatGPT

  1. polychrome

    Polychrome refers to the practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, pottery, textiles, or other art forms in a variety of colors. It typically involves the application or use of many or several colors, as opposed to monochrome, which involves only a single color.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Polychromenoun

    esculin; -- so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions

  2. Polychromeadjective

    executed in the manner of polychromy; as, polychrome printing

  3. Etymology: [Poly- + Gr. color.]

Wikidata

  1. Polychrome

    Polychrome is the "'practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery or sculpture in multiple colours.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of polychrome in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of polychrome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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