omnichromatic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

omni- +‎ chromatic

Adjective[edit]

omnichromatic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Panchromatic; of or having all colors.
    • 1977, Subtractive Color Mixtures and Their Dental Applications[1], Jelenko, page 8:
      This supports the idea that all colored objects are omnichromatic, that is they contain all of the elements of the spectrum.
    • 1979, Optical Spectra, Volume 13[2], Optical Publishing Company:
      This new theory uses an omnichromatic approach instead of the classical trichromatic approach.
    • 1985, Robert Waltke, Color in the Human Dentition[3], J.F. Jelenko, page 8:
      In theory all colored objects are omnichromatic.