Polychromatic vs. Polychrome — What's the Difference?

Having or exhibiting many colors.

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 colors.

Of or composed of radiation of more than one wavelength

Having many or various colors; polychromatic.

Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured.

Made or decorated in many or various colors

Composed of more than one wavelength.

An object or a work composed of or decorated in many colors.

Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.

Using multiple colours

(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength;

Executed in the manner of polychromy

Having or exhibiting many colors

(countable) A piece of multicolored pottery.

Esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)

To paint or dye with multiple colours.

To divide (a dye etc.) into multiple colours.

Esculin; - so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions.

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

Color with many colors; make polychrome

Having or exhibiting many colors