scotic

See also: Scotic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) +‎ -ic.

Adjective

scotic (comparative more scotic, superlative most scotic)

1. After dusk.
   • 1965 Nov, Dale R. Calder, J. Sherman Bleakney, “Microarthropod Ecology of a Porcupine-Inhabited Cave in Nova Scotia”, in Ecology, volume 46, number 6, pages 895–899:

     The term scotic (Gr. skotos, darkness) was therefore devised as the most apt term for the condition of virtual darkness.

   • 1998, Adrian Secchia, A Perceptual Refinement Oracle for Hierarchical Radiosity (dissertation Univ. of Cape Town), April 1998

     Rods are used in low light conditions (scotic vision) hence the black and white appearance of night vision.

   • 2001, BB Thomas, MM Oommen, “Constant light and blinding effects on reproduction of male South Indian gerbils”, in J Exp Zool:

     B. B. Thomas et al. show that the animal is nocturnal with their foraging habits during the scotic phase after the onset of darkness.

Anagrams

• Toccis, octics

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsko.tik/

Adjective

scotic

1. Scottish

Romanian

Etymology

From Scoția +‎ -ic.

Adjective

scotic m or n (feminine singular scotică, masculine plural scotici, feminine and neuter plural scotice)

1. (obsolete) Scottish

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	scotic		scotică		scotici	scotice
	definite	scoticul		scotica		scoticii	scoticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	scotic		scotice		scotici	scotice
	definite	scoticului		scoticei		scoticilor	scoticelor

References

• scotic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN