nyctalopia
/ˌnɪk.təˈləʊ.pɪ.ə/US/ˌnɪk.təˈloʊ.pi.ə/
nyctalopia noun: the inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness.
Noun
nyctalopia (countable and uncountable, plural nyctalopias or nyctalopiae)
- The inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness
nyctalopia meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
nyctalopia in Tamil
- மாலைக்கண் நோய், இரவுக் குருடு, இருள்பார்வை குறை, நிசிக்குருடு
nyctalopia in Urdu
- غشا, رتوندھی, شب کوری
nyctalopia in Telugu
- nyctalopia, night blindness
- రేచీకటి rēcīkaṭi
Forms of nyctalopia
| plural | nyctalopias |
|---|---|
| plural | nyctalopiae |
Origin of nyctalopia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νυκταλωπία (nuktalōpía), from νύξ (núx, “night”), ἀλαός (alaós, “blind”), and ὄψ (óps, “eye”).
Words formed from nyctalopia
Questions about nyctalopia
- What does nyctalopia mean?
- Nyctalopia means the inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness.
- What is nyctalopia in Tamil?
- Nyctalopia in Tamil is மாலைக்கண் நோய், இரவுக் குருடு, இருள்பார்வை குறை. See Nyctalopia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nyctalopia?
- Nyctalopia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nyctalopia?
- Nyctalopia is pronounced /ˌnɪk.təˈləʊ.pɪ.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nyctalopia?
- The plural of nyctalopia is nyctalopias.
Words near nyctalopia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nyctalopia (page history and authors); nyctalopia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nyctalopia (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); రేచీకటి (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nyctalopia.wav.
Cite this entry: “nyctalopia.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/nyctalopia. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.