photopia

noun

pho·​to·​pia

fōˈtōpēə

plural -s

: vision in bright light with light-adapted eyes believed to be mediated by the cones of the retina

—opposed to scotopia

photopic

(ˈ)fō¦tōpik 

-täpik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phot- + -opia

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