WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
light′ adapta′tion, [Ophthalm.]
light′-a•dapt′ed, adj.
- the reflex adaptation of the eye to bright light, consisting of an increase in the number of functioning cones, accompanied by a decrease in the number of functioning rods (opposed to dark adaptation).
- 1895–1900
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