Definition of Photopic

1. Adjective. (context: of vision) used in normal daylight ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Photopic

1. photopia [adj] - See also: photopia

Medical Definition of Photopic

1. Pertaining to photopic vision. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photopic

photophony
photophore
photophores
photophoresis
photophoretic
photophosphorylase
photophosphorylation
photophthalmia
photophygous
photophysical
photophysics
photophyte
photophytes
photopia
photopias
photopic (current term)
photopic adaptation
photopic eye
photopic vision
photopigment
photopigments
photopion
photoplatemaking
photoplay
photoplays
photoplethysmograph
photoplethysmographs
photoplethysmography
photoplotter
photoplotters

Literary usage of Photopic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting by Paul Waide, Satoshi Tanishima, International Energy Agency (2006)
"... International Lighting Committee) has defined the visual response of a "standard photopic observer" to light of varying wavelength (Figure 2.1). ..."

2. The Metric System (1992)
"... International Commission on Illumination (CIE) in 1971.4 The weighting function V(X) was obtained for photopic vision, ie, for retinas adapted to light. ..."

3. Development of ISO-Footcandle Curves for Highway Lighting by Richard A. Zimmer (1994)
"The multi element glass filter ensures a close match to the СШ photopic curve (color corrected). The J-16 displays the footcandle values on the front of the ..."

4. Bulletin of the National Research Council by National Research Council (U.S.) (1922)
"... or brilliance- wave-length curve should be determined with an accuracy equal to that which has been attained for the corresponding photopic curve. ..."

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