Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scotopic

/skəˈtoʊ.pɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: sco-topic
IPA: /skəˈtoʊ.pɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina.

Example Sentences

"scotopic vision"
"In the ray of torchlight, silvery white seagulls with scotopic eyes that could see in the darkness, were piercing the green water."

Etymology

Etymology tree English scotopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English scotopic From scotopia + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /skəˈtoʊ.pɪk/
British English: /skə(ʊ)ˈtɒp.ɪk/

Frequently Paired Words

scotopia photopic mesopic

Questions

How do you pronounce scotopic?: The recorded pronunciation is /skəˈtoʊ.pɪk/.
What does scotopic mean?: Relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve chiefly the rods of the retina.
Where does scotopic come from?: Etymology tree English scotopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English scotopic From scotopia + -ic.

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