panchromatic

American  

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

adjective

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

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panchromatic British  

/ ˌpænkrəʊˈmætɪk /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• panchromatism
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of panchromatic

First recorded in 1900–05; pan- + chromatic

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Example Sentences

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panchromatic

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

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

First he invented the panchromatic base, a tan cream which would evenly reflect all lights, thus keep faces or lips from fading out.

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

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