- scotopia
- ночное зрение, скотопическое зрение* * *скотопическое зрение
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
scotopia — [skə tō′pē ə] n. [ModL < Gr skotos (see SCOTOPHOBIN) + OPIA] the normal visual perception or vision in dim light or twilight, or at night following dark adaptation, in which the light intensity fails to activate the retinal cones: cf. PHOTOPIA … English World dictionary
scotopia — scotopic /skeuh top ik, skoh /, adj. /skeuh toh pee euh, skoh /, n. Ophthalm. vision in dim light (opposed to photopia). Cf. dark adaptation. [SCOT(O) + OPIA] * * * … Universalium
scotopia — SYN: scotopic vision. [scoto + G. opsis, vision] * * * sco·to·pia (sko toґpe ə) night vision. scotopic adj … Medical dictionary
scotopia — n. night vision, ability to see in dim light (Ophthalmology) … English contemporary dictionary
scotopia — sco·to·pia … English syllables
scotopia — sco•to•pi•a [[t]skəˈtoʊ pi ə, skoʊ [/t]] n. oph vision in dim light ( opposed to photopia) Compare dark adaptation • Etymology: 1910–15; < Gkskót(os)darkness + opia sco•top′ic ˈtɒp ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
scotopia — /skɒˈtoʊpiə/ (say sko tohpeeuh), /skə / (say skuh ) noun the ability of the eyes to adjust to darkness. {Greek skotia darkness + opia} …
scotopia — … Useful english dictionary
scotopic — adjective Etymology: New Latin scotopia scotopic vision, from Greek skotos darkness + New Latin opia Date: 1915 relating to or being vision in dim light with dark adapted eyes which involves only the retinal rods as light receptors … New Collegiate Dictionary
scotopic — See scotopia. * * * … Universalium
photopia — photopic /foh top ik, toh pik/, adj. /foh toh pee euh/, n. Ophthalm. vision in bright light (opposed to scotopia). Cf. light adaptation. [1910 15; PHOT + OPIA] * * * … Universalium