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Definition of Photopic
1. photopia [adj] - See also: photopia
Medical Definition of Photopic
1. Pertaining to photopic vision. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Photopic
Literary usage of Photopic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting by Paul Waide, Satoshi Tanishima, International Energy Agency (2006)
"... International Lighting Committee) has defined the visual response of a "standard
photopic observer" to light of varying wavelength (Figure 2.1). ..."
2. The Metric System (1992)
"... International Commission on Illumination (CIE) in 1971.4 The weighting function
V(X) was obtained for photopic vision, ie, for retinas adapted to light. ..."
3. Development of ISO-Footcandle Curves for Highway Lighting by Richard A. Zimmer (1994)
"The multi element glass filter ensures a close match to the СШ photopic curve (color
corrected). The J-16 displays the footcandle values on the front of the ..."
4. Bulletin of the National Research Council by National Research Council (U.S.) (1922)
"... or brilliance- wave-length curve should be determined with an accuracy equal
to that which has been attained for the corresponding photopic curve. ..."
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