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scotopic
1. Of or relating to low illumination to which the eye is dark-adapted.
2. Vision under conditions of dark adaptation.
3. Designating the dark-adapted state of vision, in which color perception is replaced by shades of black and white.
4. Of or relating to scotopia.
This entry is located in the following unit: scot-, scoto-, skot-, skoto- + (page 3)
Word Entries containing the term: “scotopic
night vision, scotopic vision
1. The ability to see in reduced illumination; as in moonlight.
2. Seeing in dim light or a type of vision that occurs at very low levels of illumination, and it can detect differences of brightness but not of hue.
3. The ability to see in the dark.
This entry is located in the following unit: vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu- (page 6)