scotopic

sco top ic |skəˈtōpik, -ˈtäpik skəˈtɑpɪk | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina. Often contrasted with photopic. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek skotos ‘darkness ’ + -opia + -ic .

scotopic

scotopic |skə (ʊ )ˈtɒpɪk | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina. Often contrasted with photopic. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek skotos ‘darkness ’ + -opia + -ic .