panchromatic

American  

[pan-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh-] / ˌpæn kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -krə- /

adjective

1. sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.

---

panchromatic British  

/ ˌpænkrəʊˈmætɪk, pænˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm /

adjective

1. photog (of an emulsion or film) made sensitive to all colours by the addition of suitable dyes to the emulsion Compare orthochromatic

---

Other Word Forms

• panchromatism noun

Etymology

Origin of panchromatic

First recorded in 1900–05; pan- + chromatic

Example Sentences

This panchromatic absorption of the complex is reminiscent of the dark color of Braunstein or manganese dioxide, which is a natural mineral.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

His film was Du Pont Superior panchromatic, hypersensitized to half again its rated speed by exposing it to fumes of the strongest ammonia obtainable in a closed box for four minutes.

From Time Magazine Archive

And it would not have been possible if the researchers had not had at their disposal the best modern panchromatic, high-speed, fine-grained emulsions.*

From Time Magazine Archive

The silky panchromatic light which properly drenches a grade-A romance softens the strongest images of courage or death into a comfortable fiction.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dad said the first ship would create a settlement in the habitable zone, and we’d have to locate them from space using panchromatic imagery.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera