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Synonyms

scotopia

American  
[skuh-toh-pee-uh, skoh-] / skəˈtoʊ pi ə, skoʊ- /

noun

Ophthalmology.

  1. vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).

scotopia British  
/ skəˈtəʊpɪə, skəʊ-, skəʊ- /

noun

  1. the ability of the eye to adjust for night vision

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • scotopic
    adjective

Etymology

Origin of scotopia

scot(o)- + -opia

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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