scotopia
/skə(ʊ)ˈtəʊpɪə/Physiology
noun
Vision in conditions of low light, specifically when the eye is adapted to such conditions; dark-adapted vision; night vision.
- Such vision involves mainly the rods of the retina..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in John Herbert Parsons (1868–1957), ophthalmologist and physiologist. From scoto- + -opia; apparently coined by J. H. Parsons. Compare photopia.
- have an eye for
- have a nice day
- have ants in one's pants
- have a/one's cross to bear
- have a (or a good or half a) mind to do something
- have a (or one's) bellyful
- have a plum in one's mouth
- have a problem with
- have a screw loose
- have a shy at
- have a soft spot (also soft corner) for
- have at
- have a thick (or thin) skin
- have a thick skin
- have a thing about
- have a thing for
- have a thin time
- have a tiger by the tail (also be riding a tiger)
- have a tin ear
- have a way with
- have a way with one
- have a whale of a time
- have a will of one's own
- have a word
- have a word in someone's ear