dark adaptation

NOUN

visual adjustment to darkness

Synonyms

WEAK

night vision scotopia scotopic adaptation scotopic vision

Example Sentences

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Guillermo del Toro picked up the best animation prize for his dark adaptation of the classic children's tale Pinocchio.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

Mowgli So everyone wanted a dark adaptation of The Jungle Book, right?

From The Verge • May 26, 2018

These mammalian genes participate in crystallin formation, phototransduction in the retina, retinal development, dark adaptation, night blindness and colour vision.

From Nature • Nov. 15, 2011

To come now to the sense of sight, we have light adaptation, dark adaptation, and color adaptation.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.