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parachrome

parachrome

9.9
Something that changes color when exposed to light, heat, or chemicals
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : paracromático
  • Her jacket was made from a parachrome fabric that turned blue in sunlight.

Examples

  • The parachrome fabric changed colors in the sunlight.

  • A parachrome paint can make cars appear to shift colors depending on the weather.

  • The scientists developed a parachrome material that changes color when exposed to different chemicals.

  • Can you believe this parachrome paint looks blue indoors?

  • The scientists developed a parachrome material that changes color when exposed to different chemicals.

  • A parachrome paint can make cars appear to shift colors depending on the weather.

  • Her jacket was made from a parachrome fabric that turned blue in sunlight.

Synonyms

photochromatic
vsparachrome
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Change color or darken when light gets brighter, for example in sunlight

is broader, reacting to light, temperature, chemicals, or other conditions
changeable
vsparachrome
1 6.0

Showing different colours when seen from different angles

is about color shifts caused by environmental triggers rather than angle effects
photochromic
vsparachrome
  • Specialized
8.1

That changes color when in light

is broader, changing color from light, heat, chemicals, and other conditions

Surface Forms

parachrome positive

Morphology

parachrome = chrome (semi-transparent) = para + chrome

The form is recognizable as para- plus chrome, but the specialized scientific sense of a material whose color changes is only loosely predictable from those parts.

Etymology

Parachrome joins the prefix para- (a helpful way to remember is 'beside' or 'along') and chrome ('color'), the same root in monochrome. So something described as parachrome is 'color-changing'.