scotopic
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skə(ʊ)ˈtɒp.ɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /skəˈtoʊ.pɪk/, /skəˈtɑp.ɪk/, /skoʊˈtɔp.ɪk/, /skoʊˈtɑp.ɪk/
Audio (General American): (file)
Adjective
scotopic (not comparable)
- (physiology) Relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina.
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 421:
- In the ray of torchlight, silvery white seagulls with scotopic eyes that could see in the darkness, were piercing the green water.
Coordinate terms
References
- “scotopic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “scotopic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.