PHOTORECEPTION

Meaning of PHOTORECEPTION in English

“+ noun

Etymology: phot- + reception

: perception of waves in the range of visible light ; specifically : vision

• pho·to·receptive “+ adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PHOTORECEPTION — noun Date: 1902 perception of waves in the range of visible light, photoreceptive adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHOTORECEPTION — Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one-celled organisms such as the …
Английский словарь Британика
PHOTORECEPTION — — photoreceptive , adj. /foh'toh ri sep"sheuhn/ , n. the physiological perception of light. [ 1905-10; PHOTO- + RECEPTION ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHOTORECEPTION — n. perception of light
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PHOTORECEPTION — noun Date: 1902 : perception of waves in the range of visible light ; specifically : vision • pho·to·re·cep·tive -ˈsep-tiv …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHOTORECEPTION — [pho.to.re.cep.tion] n (1902): perception of waves in the range of visible light; specif: vision -- pho.to.re.cep.tive adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHOTORECEPTION — any of the biological responses of organisms to stimulation by light. Most organisms, including humans, respond to visible light; some …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHOTORECEPTION — n. Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one-celled organisms such as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PHOTORECEPTION — фоторецепция
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHOTORECEPTION — фоторецепция
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PHOTORECEPTION — фоторецепция
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PHOTORECEPTION — восприятие света, фоторецепция
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PHOTORECEPTION — восприятие света, фоторецепция
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PHOTORECEPTION — фоторецепция
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
PHOTORECEPTION — фоторецепция
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHOTORECEPTION — n. Pronunciation: -ri- ' sep-sh ə n Function: noun Date: 1902 : perception of waves in the range of visible …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHOTORECEPTIVE — adjective see: photoreception
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WALD, GEORGE — born Nov. 18, 1906, New York, N.Y., U.S. died April 12, 1997, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. biochemist. He taught at Harvard …
Английский словарь Британика
STRABISMUS — or squint or heterotropia Failure of the The affected eye may deviate in any direction, including inward (cross-eye) or outward …
Английский словарь Британика
SENSE — or sensory reception or sense perception Mechanism by which information is received about one's external or internal environment. Stimuli received …
Английский словарь Британика
EYE — I Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
Английский словарь Британика
PHOTORECEPTIVE — adjective see photoreception
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHOTORECEPTIVE — see photoreception
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VISION — physiological process of distinguishing, usually by means of an organ such as the eye, the shapes and colours of objects. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIGHT — physiological process of distinguishing, usually by means of an organ such as the eye, the shapes and colours of objects. …
Britannica English vocabulary
RECEPTOR — in biology, a specialized cell or group of cells that translates a certain type of stimulus, received from the environment …
Britannica English vocabulary
OMMOCHROME — any of a group of biological pigments (biochromes) conspicuous in the eyes of insects and crustaceans as well as in …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
STRABISMUS — n. or squint or heterotropia Failure of the eyes to align properly to focus on an object. The affected eye …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SENSE — n. or sensory reception or sense perception Mechanism by which information is received about one's external or internal environment. Stimuli …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EYE — n. Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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