orthochromatic

American  

[awr-thuh-kroh-mat-ik, -thoh-kruh-] / ˌɔr θə kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -θoʊ krə- /

adjective

Photography.

1. representing correctly the relations of colors as found in a subject; isochromatic.

2. (of an emulsion) sensitive to all visible colors except red; isochromatic.

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orthochromatic British  

/ ˌɔːθəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. Sometimes shortened to: ortho.  photog of or relating to an emulsion giving a rendering of relative light intensities of different colours that corresponds approximately to the colour sensitivity of the eye, esp one that is insensitive to red light Compare panchromatic

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Other Word Forms

• orthochromatism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of orthochromatic

First recorded in 1885–90; ortho- + chromatic

Example Sentences

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orthochromatic

He had devised a solution that could keep her blue eyes from turning white on camera, a problem caused by the blue-sensitive orthochromatic film used at the time.

From New York Times ● May 27, 2022

They don’t they don’t make orthochromatic motion picture film anymore.

From The Verge ● Oct. 18, 2019

So it wasn’t as aggressively orthochromatic as the film stock of early cinema.

From The Verge ● Oct. 18, 2019

You spoke at the Q&A about using orthochromatic film, which I had to look up.

From The Verge ● Oct. 18, 2019

There was no retouching of any kind, and I think the print shows the value of using a color filter with an orthochromatic plate where colors are contrasted in the subject.

From Pictorial Photography in America 1921 by Pictorial Photographers of America