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, 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

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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

Descriptions of raising, grading, priming and selling tobacco result in a fragment of U.S. social-and-economic history so simple and sound that not even Mrs. Chevalier's panchromatic prose can make it much less.

From Time Magazine Archive

What type of miniature camera did Mr. McAvoy use, was the film panchromatic, how fast a lens was used and at what aperture?

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

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