orthochromatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌoɹ.θə.kɹoʊˈmæt.ɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˌoɹ.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˈɔː.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɔː.θə.kɹəʊˈmæt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- English chromatic English orthochromatic From ortho- + chromatic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Being uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range, and thus reproducing colours faithfully
- (not-comparable) Sensitive to all colours except red
Translations (4)
fi ortokromaattinen (uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range) · pt ortocromático (uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range) · ga ortacrómatach (uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range) · it ortocromatico (uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range)