Meanings
adjectivephotic (comparative more photic, superlative most photic)
comparative more photic · superlative most photic
- Of, related to, or irradiated by light.
- especiallyDescribing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
Synonyms: euphotic, epipelagic, sunlight
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDescribing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
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Catalan fòtic
- fòticirradiated by light
Dutch fotisch
- fotischirradiated by light
French photique
- photiqueirradiated by light
Italian fotico
- foticoirradiated by light
Korean 빛의
- 빛의 (bichui)irradiated by light
Polish fotyczny, świetlny
- fotycznyirradiated by light
- świetlnyirradiated by light
Portuguese fótico
- fóticoirradiated by light
Russian светово́й, фоти́ческий
- светово́й (svetovój)irradiated by light
- фоти́ческий (fotíčeskij)irradiated by light
Spanish fótico
- fóticoirradiated by light
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with photic
oticeuphoticloticaphoticapodoticbinoticdioticdisphoticentoticepioticmetoticmonoticperioticpostoticpreoticprooticrhoticsphenotictransotic
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APA
photic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photic
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“photic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photic.
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