Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthochromatic

/ˌoɹ.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
or-thochro-mat-ic
IPA
/ˌoɹ.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoɹ.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
  • British English: /ˈɔː.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

Questions

How do you pronounce orthochromatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoɹ.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/.
What does orthochromatic mean?
Being uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range, and thus reproducing colours faithfully
Where does orthochromatic come from?
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.

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