scotopic

adj
/skə(ʊ)ˈtɒp.ɪk/UK/skəˈtoʊ.pɪk/US

Etymology

From scotopia + -ic.

Definitions

  1. Relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for scotopic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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