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dark adaptation

noun as in visual adjustment to darkness

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To come now to the sense of sight, we have light adaptation, dark adaptation, and color adaptation.

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Dark adaptation is equivalent to sensitizing the retina for faint light.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dark adaptation, such as: night vision, scotopia, scotopic adaptation, and scotopic vision.

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