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photoception

photoception noun: the perception of light.

Noun

photoception (uncountable)

  1. The perception of light

Origin of photoception

From photo- + reception.

Questions about photoception

What does photoception mean?
Photoception means the perception of light.
What part of speech is photoception?
Photoception is a noun.

Words near photoception in the dictionary

  1. photocenter
  2. photocenters
  3. photocentre
  4. photocentres
  5. photocentric
  6. photoception
  7. photoceptive
  8. photoceptor
  9. photoceptors
  10. photoceramic
  11. photoceramics

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