Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonphotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-phot-ic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light

Example Sentences

"BBs, "stars," and other "nonphotic" visual stimuli (i.e., those not actually produced by light) are called photopsia or phosphenes."

Etymology

From non- + photic.

Questions

What does nonphotic mean?: Not photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light
Where does nonphotic come from?: From non- + photic.

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