Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polychrome

/pˈɑlˌikɹˌoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: poly-chrome
IPA: /pˈɑlˌikɹˌoʊm/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Using multiple or many colours.

adj

Executed in the manner of polychromy.

noun

A piece of multicolored pottery.

Countable

noun

esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)

Uncountable

verb

To paint or dye with multiple colours.

verb

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

Example Sentences

"A polychrome two-handled jar with red and white streaks on a dark ground."
"polychrome printing"
"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."

Etymology

From poly- + -chrome.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly
Suffix: chrome

Usage

Inflected Forms

polychromes (plural) polychromes (present, singular) polychroming (participle, present) polychromed (participle, past) polychromed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

achromatic colorless monochrome monochromatic monotone unicolor bichrome bichromatic

Synonyms

polychromatic multicolor multicoloured motley variegated polychromic polychromize polychromise

Questions

How do you pronounce polychrome?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑlˌikɹˌoʊm/.
What does polychrome mean?: Using multiple or many colours.
Where does polychrome come from?: From poly- + -chrome.

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