PHOTOPIC VISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does photopic vision mean? 

• PHOTOPIC VISION (noun)
  The noun PHOTOPIC VISION has 1 sense:

1. normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived

  Familiarity information: PHOTOPIC VISION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOTOPIC VISION (noun)

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Meaning:

Normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

daylight vision; photopic vision

Hypernyms ("photopic vision" is a kind of...):

sight; vision; visual modality; visual sense (the ability to see; the visual faculty)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "photopic vision"):

foveal vision (vision with the fovea)