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scotic

scotic adjective: after dusk.

Adjective (1)

scotic (comparative more scotic, superlative most scotic)

  1. After dusk.
    • The term scotic (Gr. skotos, darkness) was therefore devised as the most apt term for the condition of virtual darkness.1965 Nov, Dale R. Calder, J. Sherman Bleakney, “Microarthropod Ecology of a Porcupine-Inhabited Cave in Nova Scotia”, in Ecology, volume 46, number 6, pages 895–899
    • Rods are used in low light conditions (scotic vision) hence the black and white appearance of night vision.1998, Adrian Secchia, A Perceptual Refinement Oracle for Hierarchical Radiosity (dissertation Univ. of Cape Town), April 1998

Adjective (2) capitalized: Scotic

Scotic (comparative more Scotic, superlative most Scotic)

  1. Of or relating to ancient Scotland.

Forms of scotic

comparativemore scotic
superlativemost scotic
comparativemore Scotic
superlativemost Scotic
alternative formScottic

Origin of scotic

From Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) + -ic.

From Latin Scōticus. By surface analysis, Scot + -ic.

Questions about scotic

What does scotic mean?
Scotic means after dusk.
What part of speech is scotic?
Scotic is an adjective.

Words near scotic in the dictionary

  1. Scotherns
  2. scotia
  3. Scotia Sea
  4. Scotian
  5. scotias
  6. scotic
  7. Scoticism
  8. Scoticisms
  9. Scotified
  10. Scotifies
  11. Scotify

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