multicolor

[ muhl-ti-kuhl-er ]
/ ˈmʌl tɪˌkʌl ər /
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adjective

of many colors; multicolored.
(of a printing press) capable of printing more than two colors simultaneously or in a single operation.

noun

an arrangement or design of many colors.

Origin of multicolor

First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from multicolored

Words nearby multicolor

multicellular, multichannel analyser, multicide, multicoil, multicollinearity, multicolor, multicolored, multicoloured, multiculti, multicultural, multiculturalism

Words related to multicolor

dappled, kaleidoscopic, motley, mottled, multicolored, piebald, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, spotted, varicolored, variegated, versicolor, particolored, pied, prismatic

Example sentences from the Web for multicolor

  • When he got back to Tortha Karf's office, the Chief was awake, and doodling on his notepad with his multicolor pen.

    Time Crime |H. Beam Piper

  • Printed from large clear type on superior quality paper, multicolor jacket.

    Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone |G. Harvey Ralphson