light adaptation
NOUN
/laɪt_,ædəp'teɪʃən/
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L
light adaptation is a valid 16-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1I1G2H4T1A1D2A1P3T1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does light adaptation mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative.
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