euthoscopic

adjective

eu·​tho·​scop·​ic

¦yüthə¦skäpik

of a photoreceptor

: capable of perceiving the presence, direction, and relative intensity of light but unable to form a visual image

Word History

Etymology

eutho- (irregular from Greek euthys straight) + -scopic

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