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Meaning of "scotopia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCOTOPIA

New Latin, from Greek skotos darkness + -opia.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCOTOPIA

scotopia  [skəˈtəʊpɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOTOPIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scotopia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCOTOPIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scotopic sensitivity syndrome

Scotopic sensitivity syndrome, also known as Visual Stress, Irlen Syndrome, and Asfedia, is a condition relating to the interaction of the central nervous system and the eyes at a physiological level with light. The effects of SSS are most noticeable during activities associates with reading, but an individual with the condition may notice the condition's effects in other activities. The exact cause of SSS is currently under debate within the scientific community. In addition, the scientific community has not reached a consensus on the most efficient method for treating the condition. However, in a joint statement, The American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and American Association of Certified Orthoptists firmly repudiated the use of lenses for treating SSS, stating that there was no scientific evidence supporting their use.

Definition of scotopia in the English dictionary

The definition of scotopia in the dictionary is the ability of the eye to adjust for night vision.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCOTOPIA


amblyopia
ˌæmblɪˈəʊpɪə
anisometropia
ænˌaɪsəʊməˈtrəʊpɪə
cacotopia
ˌkækəˈtəʊpɪə
cecropia
sɪˈkrəʊpɪə
cornucopia
ˌkɔːnjʊˈkəʊpɪə
diplopia
dɪˈpləʊpɪə
dystopia
dɪsˈtəʊpɪə
ectopia
ɛkˈtəʊpɪə
esotropia
ˌɛsəˈtrəʊpɪə
Ethiopia
ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪə
exotropia
ˌeksəˈtrəʊpɪə
hemianopia
ˌhɛmɪænˈəʊpɪə
heterotopia
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtəʊpɪə
hyperopia
ˌhaɪpəˈrəʊpɪə
myopia
maɪˈəʊpɪə
photopia
fəʊˈtəʊpɪə
pornotopia
ˌpɔːnəˈtəʊpɪə
presbyopia
ˌprɛzbɪˈəʊpɪə
subtopia
sʌbˈtəʊpɪə
Utopia
juːˈtəʊpɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOTOPIA

scoter
scotia
Scotism
Scotist
Scotistic
Scotland
Scotland Yard
scotodinia
scotoma
scotomata
scotomatous
scotometer
scotomia
scotomy
scotophil
scotopic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOTOPIA

ametropia
anopia
asthenopia
atropia
deuteranopia
emmetropia
haplopia
hemeralopia
hemiopia
hypermetropia
isometropia
meropia
nyctalopia
palinopia
protanopia
senopia
tritanopia

Synonyms and antonyms of scotopia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scotopia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCOTOPIA

Find out the translation of scotopia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scotopia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scotopia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暗视力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scotopia
570 millions of speakers

English

scotopia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scotopia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرؤية الليلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scotopia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scotopia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scotopia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scotopia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scotopia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scotopia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scotopia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scotopia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scotopia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scotopia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளியில் பார்வை தெரிதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कोपटिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scotopia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scotopia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scotopia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scotopia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scotopia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scotopia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scotopia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scotopia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scotopia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scotopia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOTOPIA»

The term «scotopia» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of scotopia
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOTOPIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scotopia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scotopia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scotopia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOTOPIA»

Discover the use of scotopia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scotopia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Behind the Bookcase
A girl stumbles into a fantastic world in this tale perfect for fans of Coraline, Alice in Wonderland, and The Twilight Zone.
Mark Steensland, 2012
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An Introduction to the Study of Colour Vision
John Herbert Parsons. CHAPTER II SCOTOPIA OR TWILIGHT VISION It will be readily appreciated that complete dark adaptation rarely occurs under normal conditions of life. Scotopia is the condition of vision in which there is a relatively high ...
John Herbert Parsons, 2013
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Barron's MAT: Miller Analogies Test
ANDES : {a. Asia, b. Africa, c. South America, d. Europe) :: ALPS : EUROPE (c) The Andes mountain range is in South America; the Alps are in Europe. General Information — Description 55. MYOPIA : {a. hyperopia, b. scotopia, c. photopia, ...
Robert J. Sternberg, Robert Sternberg, Karin Sternberg, 2009
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Dictionary of Medicine
scotometer <> scotometer noun instrument used to measure areas of defective vision 0 scotopla noun the power of the eye to adapt to poor lighting conditions and darkness 0 scotoplc adjective referring to scotopia; scotopic vision = vision in  ...
P.H. Collin, 2014
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Dictionary of Nursing
... used to measure areas of impaired vision scotopia lskau'taupia/ noun the power of the eye to adapt to poor lighting conditions and darkness scotopic lskau' toprk/ adjective referring to scotopia scotopic vision /skau,tnprk 'v13(a)n/ noun vision ...
Peter Hodgson Collin, 2003
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Teaching and Learning Terminology: New Strategies and Methods
Une fois que la synonymie a été établie, il est possible d'aller plus loin et d' affirmer que scotopic vision est une variante lexicale de scotopia. L'analyse étymologique nous renseigne que le formant scot- vient du grec SKOTOS ( obscurité), donc ...
Amparo Alcina, 2011
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Excerpta medica. Section 12. Ophthalmology
... 1969 - color blindness, color vision defect, scotopia, spatial frequency discrimination, temporal frequency discrimination, human, 923 - color vision, retina cone, retina fovea, retina pigment degeneration, spectral sensitivity, usher syndrome, ...
‎1987
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Excerpta medica. Section 2: Physiology
... formaldehyde, extraction procedure, cattle, 1058 - color blindness, color vision defect, scotopia, spatial frequency discrimination, temporal frequency discrimination, human, 246 - electroretinography, retina cone, retina pigment degeneration, ...
‎1987
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
SCOtophor Materials, material, usually potassium chloride, that darkens under electron bombardment and is used for screens of cathode-ray tubes. scotopia Physiology, the adaptation of the eye to darkness; loss of color perception, with the ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
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Studies and Reports, Series F (Industrial Hygiene)
SCOTOPIA AND THE PHENOMENA OF CONTRAST Scotopia The perception of colours is influenced by the dark adaptation of the eye. The dark-adapted ( scotopic) eye is peculiarly sensitive to small differences of luminosity. This condition ...
International Labour Office, 1929

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOTOPIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scotopia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reading the Dictionary
(One of us saw SCOTOPIC in a puzzle recently. Nice, no?) We enjoy taking a trip into one or more dictionaries when that happens. (Scotopia is “vision in dim ... «The Nation., Oct 14»

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