isochromatic

American  

[ahy-suh-kroh-mat-ik, ahy-soh-kruh-] / ˌaɪ sə kroʊˈmæt ɪk, ˌaɪ soʊ krə- /

adjective

1. Optics. having the same color or tint.

2. Photography. orthochromatic.

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isochromatic British  

/ ˌaɪsəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. 1. having the same colour

   2. of uniform colour

2. photog (of an early type of emulsion) sensitive to green light in addition to blue light but not to red light

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Etymology

Origin of isochromatic

First recorded in 1820–30; iso- + chromatic

Example Sentences

Rapid transit and isochromatic photography are beginning to enable the student to make of connoisseurship something like an exact science.

From The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance Third Edition by Berenson, Bernard

Attempts have been made to produce isochromatic gelatine dry plates which, while many times more sensitive to white light than my chlorophyl plates, shall also show the same relative color-sensitiveness.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 by Various

This prohibition was the more to be regretted because no other commercial isochromatic or orthochromatic plates had or have appeared to possess the same qualities of translation.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John

Good light, correct exposure, isochromatic screen and films; bound to come out right, y’know.

From The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa by Ball, Alec