See Also: scotopic adaptation(medicine)
scotopic eye(medicine)
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Scotopic(health)
scotopic(dictionary)
scotopic vision(medicine)
scotopic perimetry(medicine)
whisper(1)(dictionary)
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whisper(medicine)

whisper(1) (iou) and scotopic adaptation (medicine)


whisper(1) (iou)



whisper noun. E16.
[from the verb.]
A soft rustling sound. E16.
Shooting Life The rifle slides from its cover with a whisper of canvas on metal.
An act of whispering or speaking softly; a soft non-resonant quality of voice characterizing such speech; a whispered word or phrase. L16.
pig's whisper, stage whisper. Chinese whispers: see Chinese adjective.
G. Gissing Her voice had sunk to a whisper. M. Mitchell The talk would die to whispers. W. March A whisper that hardly carried to Christine's ears.
A brief mention, a suggestion, a hint, (chiefly in neg. contexts); a rumour, a piece of gossip. L16.
Essentials A slight tint to give your skin just a whisper of colour. J. Galsworthy The old scandal had been..kept from her...He wouldn't have a whisper of it reach her. Times Reed International..advanced 13p..on whispers that a stakebuilding operation was again under way.
whisperless adjective absolutely silent M19.
whispery adjective characterized by whispers; resembling a whisper: M19.

scotopic adaptation (medicine)


scotopic adaptation -->
dark adaptation


The adjustment of the eye occurring under reduced illumination in which the sensitivity to light is greatly increased or the light threshold is greatly reduced.

Dark adaptation is slower than light adaptation. During dark adaptation rhodopsin is built up in the retinal rods.