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panchromatic definition

pan·chro·matic (pan′krō mat′ik)

adjective

sensitive to light of all colors panchromatic film

Etymology: pan- + chromatic

Related Forms:

  • panchromatism pan·chro′·ma·tism′ (pan krō′mə tiz′əm) noun

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