optography

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noun

The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on rhodopsin, which is seen as the fixation of an image in the eye.

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Meanings

nounoptography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on rhodopsin, which is seen as the fixation of an image in the eye.

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Translations

Dutch optografie
  • optografiethe production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye
Esperanto optografio
  • optografiothe production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye
German Optographie
  • Optographiethe production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye
Italian optografia
  • optografiathe production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye
Spanish optografía
  • optografíathe production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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