Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

night vision

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: night vi-sion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Vision that works, to one degree or another, in the low-light conditions of night.

Uncountable

noun

Vision that works, to one degree or another, in the low-light conditions of night.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The field workers doing the nighttime field work had a rule that artificial lights were to be kept doused or shaded so as not to blind their night vision after their eyes had spent many minutes adjusting to the dark."
"night vision goggles"
"night vision devices"
"night vision equipment"
"The special forces operating in the area were relying heavily on night vision and smart weapon systems."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

infrared scotopic

Synonyms

scotopia night-sight scotopic vision twilight vision

Questions

What does night vision mean?: Vision that works, to one degree or another, in the low-light conditions of night.

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