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scotopic

/skə(ʊ)ˈtɒp.ɪk//skəˈtoʊ.pɪk/

scotopic adjective: relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina.

Adjective

scotopic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina.
    • scotopic vision
    • In the ray of torchlight, silvery white seagulls with scotopic eyes that could see in the darkness, were piercing the green water.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 421

Origin of scotopic

From scotopia + -ic.

Questions about scotopic

What does scotopic mean?
Scotopic means relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina.
What part of speech is scotopic?
Scotopic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scotopic?
Scotopic is pronounced /skə(ʊ)ˈtɒp.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near scotopic in the dictionary

  1. scotophobin
  2. scotophor
  3. scotophoric
  4. scotophors
  5. scotopia
  6. scotopic
  7. scotopsin
  8. scotoscope
  9. scotoscopes
  10. scotosis
  11. scototactic

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