photic

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊtɪk

Adjective

photic (comparative more photic, superlative most photic)

1. Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible.

Derived terms

• aphotic
• disphotic
• euphotic
• mesophotic
• nonphotic
• photically
• photic sneeze reflex
• photic zone
• subphotic

 

Translations

irradiated by light

• Dutch: fotisch
• French: photique (fr)
• Italian: fotico
• Korean: 빛의 (ko) (bichui)
• Polish: fotyczny, świetlny (pl)
• Russian: светово́й (ru) (svetovój), фоти́ческий (ru) (fotíčeskij)
• Spanish: fótico