Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panchromatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: panchro-mat-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

sensitive to all visible colours

adj

sensitive to a wide range of wavelengths of light, typically most of the visible spectrum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English chromatic English panchromatic From pan- + chromatic.

Derived Forms

panchromatically

Frequently Paired Words

orthochromatic

Questions

What does panchromatic mean?: sensitive to all visible colours
Where does panchromatic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English chromatic English panchromatic From pan- + chromatic.

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