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night vision en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Vision that works, to one degree or another, in the low-light conditions of night. ▸ Such vision provided naturally by the biological systems of an eye.
    • The field workers doing the nighttime field work had a rule that artificial lights were to be kept doused or shaded so as not to blind their night vision after their eyes had spent many minutes adjusting to the dark.
  2. (uncountable) Vision that works, to one degree or another, in the low-light conditions of night. ▸ Such vision provided by technology or (in fiction) by superpowers.
    • night vision equipment
    • night vision devices
    • The special forces operating in the area were relying heavily on night vision and smart weapon systems.
    • night vision goggles

Relateds

infrared · scotopic

Synonyms

scotopia

Translations (21)

da nattesyn (ability to see in the dark) · de Nachtsicht (ability to see in the dark) · nb nattsyn (ability to see in the dark) · ar رُؤْيَة لَيْلِيَّة (ability to see in the dark) · uk нічне́ ба́чення (ability to see in the dark) · cmn 夜視 /夜视 (ability to see in the dark) · nn nattsyn (ability to see in the dark) · ja 暗視 (ability to see in the dark) · es visión nocturna (ability to see in the dark) · be начно́е ба́чанне (ability to see in the dark) · fi pimeänäkö (ability to see in the dark) · el νυχτερινή όραση (ability to see in the dark) · fi hämäränäkö (ability to see in the dark) · fr nyctalopie (ability to see in the dark) · fr vision nocturne (ability to see in the dark) · sv mörkerseende (ability to see in the dark) · pl noktowizja (ability to see in the dark) · ru ночно́е ви́дение (ability to see in the dark) · ko 야간 시력 (ability to see in the dark) · fr vision de nuit (ability to see in the dark) · tr gece görüşü (ability to see in the dark)

wikidata: Q2343133