nonphotic en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + photic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light
BBs, "stars," and other "nonphotic" visual stimuli (i.e., those not actually produced by light) are called photopsia or phosphenes.
1988 February 5, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader: