nonphotic

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adjective

Not photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light

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Meanings

adjectivenonphotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light

    BBs, "stars," and other "nonphotic" visual stimuli (i.e., those not actually produced by light) are called photopsia or phosphenes.

    1988 February 5, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

From non- + photic.

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APA

nonphotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonphotic

MLA

“nonphotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonphotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonphotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonphotic.

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