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Encyclopedia > Polychromator

A polychromator is an optical device. It is used to disperse light into different directions to isolate parts of the spectrum of the light. A prism or diffraction grating can be used to disperse the light. Unlike a monochromator, it outputs multiple beams over a range of wavelengths. Polychromators are often used in spectroscopy. A monochromator is an optical device that transmits a mechanically selectable narrow band of wavelengths of light chosen from a wider range of wavelengths available at the input. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


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polychrome - definition of polychrome in Encyclopedia (188 words)
Polychrome is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity.
The Polychrome facade style faded with the rise of the 20th century's "revival" movements, which stressed classical colors applied in restrained fashion.
During the 1970s, multiple polychrome house in San Francisco earned the endearment painted ladies, a term that in 2004 is considered kitsch when it is applied to describe all Victorian houses that have been painted with various period colors.
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