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photopic

/fəʊˈtɒpɪk/

/foʊˈtɑpɪk/

Translations

photopicnoun

/fəˈtəʊpɪk/

/foʊˈtoʊpɪk/

Used in scientific literature as an uncountable noun meaning daylight (cone-mediated) vision or the daylight-adapted state of the eye.

photopicadjective

/fəʊˈtɒpɪk/

/foʊˈtɑpɪk/

The photopic vision is responsible for color perception in bright light.

Фотопическое зрение отвечает за восприятие цвета при ярком свете.

Synonyms

photopicnoun

Vision under well-lit conditions that is mediated by cone photoreceptors; the daylight-adapted state of the eye.

After ten minutes in the brightly lit room, the subject’s eyes were fully in photopic.

photopicadjective

Relating to or denoting vision in bright light, which is mediated by the cones of the retina.

The photopic vision of humans allows them to see colors vividly during the day.