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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

panchromatic Related Forms

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

panchromatic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • film: In fact they are like normal panchromatic films except that they have extended red sensitivity to longer electromagnetic wavelengths.
  • image: In 2000, a thematic map of a region was produced using the supervised classification of the panchromatic satellite image based upon ground truthing.
  • band: Landsat 7 was launched successfully on 15th April 1999 and has enhanced features, including a 15 meter panchromatic band.
  • imagery: Examples include combining high resolution panchromatic imagery with coarse resolution multispectral imagery, or merging actively and passively sensed data.
  • camera: UoSAT-12 carries several high resolution multispectral and panchromatic Earth imaging cameras.
  • emulsion: Onto this " screen " was coated a panchromatic silver halide emulsion.