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

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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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