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Meaning of "scotopic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCOTOPIC

scotopic  [skəˈtɒpɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOTOPIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scotopic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCOTOPIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scotopic

Scotopic vision

Scotopic vision is the vision of the eye under low light conditions. The term comes from Greek skotos meaning darkness and -opia meaning a condition of sight. In the human eye cone cells are nonfunctional in low light – scotopic vision is produced exclusively through rod cells which are most sensitive to wavelengths of light around 498 nm and are insensitive to wavelengths longer than about 640 nm. Scotopic vision occurs at luminance levels of 10−3.5 to 10−6 cd/m². Other species are not universally color blind in low-light conditions. The Elephant Hawk-moth displays advanced color discrimination even in dim starlight. Mesopic vision occurs in intermediate lighting conditions and is effectively a combination of scotopic and photopic vision. This however gives inaccurate visual acuity and color discrimination. In normal light, the vision of cone cells dominates and is photopic vision. There is good visual acuity and color discrimination. In scientific literature, one occasionally encounters the term scotopic lux which corresponds to photopic lux, but uses instead the scotopic visibility weighting function.

Definition of scotopic in the English dictionary

The definition of scotopic in the dictionary is of or relating to scotopia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCOTOPIC


anisotropic
ænˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk
atopic
əˈtɒpɪk
betatopic
ˌbiːtəˈtɒpɪk
ectopic
ekˈtɒpɪk
entopic
ɛnˈtɒpɪk
eurytopic
ˌjʊərɪˈtɒpɪk
heterotopic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtɒpɪk
isotopic
ˌaɪsəˈtɒpɪk
metopic
mɪˈtɒpɪk
microscopic
ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk
off-topic
ˌɒfˈtɒpɪk
orthotopic
ˈɔːθəˈtɒpɪk
photopic
fəʊˈtɒpɪk
radioisotopic
ˌreɪdɪəʊˌaɪsəˈtɒpɪk
spectroscopic
ˈspɛktrəskɒpɪk
stenotopic
ˌstɛnəʊˈtɒpɪk
subtopic
ˌsʌbˈtɒpɪk
telescopic
ˌtɛlɪˈskɒpɪk
topic
ˈtɒpɪk
tropic
ˈtrɒpɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOTOPIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOTOPIC

adrenocorticotropic
anthropic
arthroscopic
azeotropic
biopic
endoscopic
Ethiopic
fluoroscopic
hygroscopic
inotropic
kaleidoscopic
laparoscopic
macroscopic
myopic
nootropic
philanthropic
psychotropic
stereoscopic
stroboscopic
thixotropic

Synonyms and antonyms of scotopic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scotopic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCOTOPIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escotópica
570 millions of speakers

English

scotopic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Scotopic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرؤية الليلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скотопическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scotopic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scotopic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scotopique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scotopic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skotopischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗順応の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암순응
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scotopic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scotopic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருட்டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्वॉटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scotopic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scotopic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skotopowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скотопіческое
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scotopic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scotopic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scotopic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scotopic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scotopic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scotopic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOTOPIC»

The term «scotopic» is normally little used and occupies the 111.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOTOPIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOTOPIC»

Discover the use of scotopic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scotopic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reading by the Colors: Overcoming Dyslexia and Other Reading ...
3. What. is. Scotopic. Sensitivity. Syndrome? A. number of individuals have reading or learning difficulties because they do not see the printed page the same way proficient readers do. They have difficulty processing full-spectrum light ...
Helen Irlen, 2005
2
Lighting for Driving: Roads, Vehicles, Signs, and Signals
The resulting scotopic lumens and photopic lumens are divided by the power of the light source in watts to get the scotopic and photopic luminous efficacies, which are then used to form the scotopic/ photopic ratio. The value of the ...
Peter R. Boyce, 2008
3
The Visual Neurosciences
Scotopic Vision WALTER MAKOUS The word SCOTOPIC stems from the Greek root skotos CKOXOO . with a suffix denoting kinds of vision, as in myopic, protanopic, amblyopic, and diplopic. Skotos means "darkness," so scotopic vision is ...
John Simon Werner, Leo M. Chalupa, 2004
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Perimetry Update, 1992/1993: Proceedings of the Xth ...
Comparison of scotopic visual fields with the results of standard automatic perimetry showed large inter-individual differences. Scotopic perimetry showed a 1 .4 times larger inter-individual variation in the control group. After correction for this, ...
International Perimetric Society. Meeting, Richard P. Mills, 1993
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Scotopic Vision: Behavioral Sensitivity and Underlying ...
Contrast sensitivity at a para-central visual location was measured for cats and humans utilizing the same visual stimuli and similar behavioral paradigms over an 8 log-unit range of adaptation levels spanning scotopic and mesopic vision.
Incheol Kang, 2006
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Outdoor Lighting: Physics, Vision and Perception: Physics, ...
(d) The Purkinje-shift The fact that the photopic vision and the scotopic vision are different, has considerable consequences for the human visual system and for visual perception (Narisada & Schreuder, 2004, sec. 8.3.4). There are four major  ...
Duco Schreuder, 2008
7
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology: The Essentials
ERGs are often described as having photopic (light-adapted) and scotopic (dark- adapted) responses (Fig. 1.27). ERG waveforms obtained from relatively intense white stimuli usually represent contributions from both the rod and cone systems  ...
Nancy J. Newman, Neil R. Miller, Valérie Biousse, 2008
8
Night Vision: Basic, Clinical and Applied Aspects
Psychophysically estimating saturation Aguilar & Stiles (1954) were the first to observe the precipitous rise in rod increment threshold that occurs above 2.0 logm scotopic td. To quantify this sudden loss of sensitivity, they took as their criterion ...
R. F. Hess, L. T. Sharpe, K. Nordby, 1990
9
Adler's Physiology of the Eye: Expert Consult
Left: Scotopic and photopic thresholds for a test flash that was only about 30× more sensitive to the scotopic system. Data are from [1], converted to isomerizations s-1 in the rods, horizontally, and to threshold relative to the dark- adapted ...
Leonard A Levin, Siv F. E. Nilsson, James Ver Hoeve, 2011
10
Macular Degeneration
These functional studies measured photopic and scotopic sensitivity at matched retinal locations in the same cohort of well-characterized eyes. The studies had large samples, involving 106 normal subjects from seven decades of adulthood ...
Philip L. Penfold, Jan M. Provis, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOTOPIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scotopic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ophthalmological Problems Common in Children With Muscular …
... had both retinal pigmentary and macular achanges (20%) and 9 had abnormal electroretinographies with decreased photopic and scotopic responses. «Muscular Dystrophy News, Jul 15»
2
Study finds that retina "language" changes with brightness
Part of the difference appears to be due to the activation or deactivation of rods and cones in the retina as you switch between scotopic (dim light), photopic ... «Gizmag, Dec 14»
3
The Evolution of LED Lighting Charges Forward with Ellipz Lighting
Instead, the company designs and manufactures lighting products based on photopic and scotopic light that mimic the optimal functioning of the human eye's ... «3BL Media, Oct 14»
4
Lucy Lawless: Seeing the world differently
Turns out, the kid was not lying. This is one of the more alarming aspects of Irlen Syndrome, also known as Meares-Irlen or Scotopic Light Sensitivity Syndrome. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 14»
5
BTS256-E WiFi Light Meter
The BTS256-E WiFi measures fifteen different quantities, including photopic and scotopic illuminance, S/P ratio, Equivalent Visual Efficiency factor, color ... «Photonics.com, Jun 14»
6
Supporting dyslexia in the workplace
I have been a police officer for just over 23 years and was diagnosed in 1997 with dyslexia and Meares-Irlen Scotopic syndrome1 which affects my reading and ... «The HR Director Magazine, Jun 14»
7
Ocriplasmin Injection Linked to Impaired Vision
Scotopic function was more greatly reduced compared with photopic function. "On the basis of these findings," the authors write, "it is possible that ocriplasmin ... «Medscape, Mar 14»
8
Eyewear Helps Thwart Laser-Pointer Attacks
This effect is further exaggerated with night vision (dark-adapted, scotopic response employing rod receptors), with the eye's sensitivity to green light even further ... «Photonics.com, Jan 14»
9
'Shared spaces' in Grimsby town centre a 'death trap' for blind and …
I have scotopic sensitivity syndrome which means the patterns interfere with my eyes and move about which causes me headaches and the floor to move ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jan 14»
10
Gigahertz-Optik Upgrades Its Light-Color-Spectral Meter with Bi …
Gigahertz-Optik's BTS256-E Light-Color-Spectral Meter has been upgraded to include scotopic illuminance measurement, scotopic to photopic illuminance ratio, ... «PR Web, Nov 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scotopic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scotopic>. Apr 2024 ».
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