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orthochromatic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.θə.kɹəʊˈmæt.ɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌoɹ.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌoɹ.θə.kɹoʊˈmæt.ɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Being uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range, and thus reproducing colours faithfully

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Sensitive to all colours except red

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3erdh-der. Proto-Hellenic *orthwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- English chromatic English orthochromatic From ortho- + chromatic.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ortokromaattinen — uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range
  • Irish: ortacrómatach — uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range
  • Italian: ortocromatico — uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range
  • Portuguese: ortocromático — uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range