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DARK ADAPTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dark adaptation" is a kind of...):
adaptation ((physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light))
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