Optography

Optography
Optography Op*tog"ra*phy, n. [Optic + -graphy.] (Physiol.) The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye. The object so photographed shows white on a purple or red background. See {Visual purple}, under {Visual}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Optogram — Op to*gram, n. [Optic + gram: cf. F. optogramme.] (Physiol.) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple. See {Optography}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Visual purple — Visual Vis u*al, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. [1913 Webster] The air, Nowhere so clear,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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