scotic
See also: Scotic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) + -ic.
Adjective
scotic (comparative more scotic, superlative most scotic)
- After dusk.
- 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:
- The term scotic (Gr. skotos, darkness) was therefore devised as the most apt term for the condition of virtual darkness.
- 1998, Adrian Secchia, A Perceptual Refinement Oracle for Hierarchical Radiosity (dissertation Univ. of Cape Town), April 1998
- Rods are used in low light conditions (scotic vision) hence the black and white appearance of night vision.
- 2001, BB Thomas, MM Oommen, “Constant light and blinding effects on reproduction of male South Indian gerbils”, in J Exp Zool:
- B. B. Thomas et al. show that the animal is nocturnal with their foraging habits during the scotic phase after the onset of darkness.
Anagrams
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsko.tik/
Adjective
scotic
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
scotic m or n (feminine singular scotică, masculine plural scotici, feminine and neuter plural scotice)
- (obsolete) Scottish
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | scotic | scotică | scotici | scotice | |||
| definite | scoticul | scotica | scoticii | scoticele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | scotic | scotice | scotici | scotice | |||
| definite | scoticului | scoticei | scoticilor | scoticelor | ||||
References
- scotic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN