SCOTOPIC VISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scotopic vision mean? 

• SCOTOPIC VISION (noun)
  The noun SCOTOPIC VISION has 1 sense:

1. the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)

  Familiarity information: SCOTOPIC VISION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCOTOPIC VISION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

night-sight; night vision; scotopic vision; twilight vision

Hypernyms ("scotopic vision" is a kind of...):

sight; vision; visual modality; visual sense (the ability to see; the visual faculty)