SCOTOPIC


Meaning of SCOTOPIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skə-ˈtō-pik, -ˈtä- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.