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purkinje effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
purk-in-je -ef-fect
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency for the peak luminance sensitivity of the human eye to shift toward the blue end of the spectrum at low illumination levels.

Etymology

Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

Inflected Forms

Purkinje effects (plural) Purkyne effect (alternative) Purkyně effect (alternative)

Questions

What does purkinje effect mean?
The tendency for the peak luminance sensitivity of the human eye to shift toward the blue end of the spectrum at low illumination levels.
Where does purkinje effect come from?
Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

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