panchromatic

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adjective

sensitive to all visible colours

OriginEnglish chromatic ← Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pánts →
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Meanings

adjectivepanchromatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableartssensitive to all visible colours
  2. not comparabledigital imagingsensitive to a wide range of wavelengths of light, typically most of the visible spectrum

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
chromatic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Englishchromatic
  8. Englishpanchromatic

From pan- + chromatic.

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Translations

German farbempfindlich, panchromatisch
  • farbempfindlichsensitive to all visible colours
  • panchromatischsensitive to all visible colours
Portuguese pancromático
  • pancromáticosensitive to all visible colours
Spanish pancromático
  • pancromáticosensitive to all visible colours
Turkish pankromatik
  • pankromatiksensitive to all visible colours
Cite this entry
APA

panchromatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panchromatic

MLA

“panchromatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panchromatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panchromatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panchromatic.

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