| dark adaptation |
The process by which the retina becomes adapted to a luminance of less than 0.01 footlamberts.
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| dark adaptation |
The physical and chemical adjustments of the eye and visual system that make vision possible in low levels of illumination by increasing its sensitivity to light.
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| dark adaptation |
The time taken for the rods of the retina to become active.
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| darkroom |
A lighttight area used for processing films and for printing and processing papers; also for loading and unloading film holders and some cameras.
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| dark a. |
the adaptation of the eye to vision in the dark or in reduced illumination (night vision), with build-up of rhodopsin in the retinal rods; called also scotopic a.
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