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optography

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi

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noun

Meaning 1

The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on rhodopsin, which is seen as the fixation of an image in the eye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From opto- + -graphy.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: optografie — the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye
  • Esperanto: optografio — the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye
  • German: Optographie — the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye
  • Italian: optografia — the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye
  • Spanish: optografía — the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye