orthopanchromatic

adjective

or·​tho·​panchromatic

¦ȯ(r)(ˌ)thō+

of a panchromatic material

: having a color sensitivity most nearly matching that of the eye

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary orth- + panchromatic

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