LIGHT ADAPTATION


Meaning of LIGHT ADAPTATION in English

— light-adapted , adj.

Ophthalm.

the reflex adaptation of the eye to bright light, consisting of an increase in the number of functioning cones, accompanied by a decrease in the number of functioning rods (opposed to dark adaptation ).

[ 1895-1900 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .