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The optic condition nyctalopia, the inability to see clearly in faint light, as at night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moon blindness
Antonyms: none provided
inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nyctalopia, moon blindness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis, visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
кокоша слепота
(kokoša slepota)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Catalan:
hemeralopia
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Chinese Mandarin:
夜盲
(yèmáng)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Czech:
šeroslepost
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Dutch:
nachtblindheid
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Estonian:
kanapimedus
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Finnish:
hämäräsokeus
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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French:
héméralopie
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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French:
cécité nocturne
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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German:
Nachtblindheit
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Gujarati:
રતાંધળાપણું
(ratāndhaḷāpaṇū̃)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Hindi:
रतौंधी
(rataundhī)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Hungarian:
farkasvakság
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Hungarian:
éjszakai vakság
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Indonesian:
buta senja
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Indonesian:
buta ayam
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Irish:
daille oíche
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Italian:
emeralopia
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Korean:
야맹증
(yamaengjeung)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Northern Kurdish:
şevkorî
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Malay:
bilar
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Malay:
rabun ayam
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Malayalam:
നിശാന്ധത
(niśāndhata)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Portuguese:
cegueira noturna
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Romanian:
nictalopie
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Romanian:
cecitate nocturnă
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Russian:
кури́ная слепота́
(kurínaja slepotá)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Russian:
никтало́пия
(niktalópija)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Spanish:
ceguera nocturna
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Spanish:
hemeralopía
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Swedish:
nattblindhet
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Tamil:
மாலைக்கண்
(mālaikkaṇ)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Telugu:
రేచీకటి
(rēcīkaṭi)
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Turkish:
tavukkarası
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Turkish:
gece körlüğü
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
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Vietnamese:
quáng gà
— nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light