night vision

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night vision

noun

  1. uncountable 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.

    Similar: scotopia

  2. uncountable Such vision provided by technology or (in fiction) by superpowers. night vision goggles

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noun ability to see in the dark

Españolvisión nocturna
한국어야간 시력 yagan siryeok
日本語暗視 anshi
中文夜視 /夜视 yèshì
Françaisvision de nuit, nyctalopie, vision nocturne
DeutschNachtsicht
Ελληνικάνυχτερινή όραση nychteriní órasi
Русскийночно́е ви́дение nočnóje vídenije
العربيةرُؤْيَة لَيْلِيَّة ruʔya layliyya

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@misc{night_vision_2026,
  title = {night vision},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/night%20vision},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}