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Scotopic vs Photonic - What's the difference?

scotopic | photonic |

As adjectives the difference between scotopic and photonic

is that scotopic is (of vision) monochromatic, as used in near darkness, using the rod cells while photonic is of, or relating to photons or to photonics.

scotopic

English

Adjective

(scotopic vision) (-)
  • (of vision) monochromatic, as used in near darkness, using the rod cells

    • See also

    *photopic *mesopic

    photonic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of, or relating to photons or to photonics

    • Derived terms

    * photonic band-gap material * photonic computing * photonic crystal * photonic force microscope * photonic logic * photonic sensor