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nonphotic

nonphotic adjective: not photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light.

Adjective

nonphotic (not comparable)

  1. Not photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light
    • BBs, "stars," and other "nonphotic" visual stimuli (i.e., those not actually produced by light) are called photopsia or phosphenes.1988 February 5, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of nonphotic

From non- + photic.

Questions about nonphotic

What does nonphotic mean?
Nonphotic means not photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light.
What part of speech is nonphotic?
Nonphotic is an adjective.

Words near nonphotic in the dictionary

  1. nonphosphorus
  2. nonphosphorylatable
  3. nonphosphorylated
  4. nonphosphorylating
  5. nonphosphorylation
  6. nonphotic
  7. nonphoto
  8. nonphotoactive
  9. nonphotobiotic
  10. nonphotobleached
  11. nonphotochemical

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