phosphène

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔs.fɛn/

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Noun

phosphène m (plural phosphènes)

1. phosphene

Descendants

• → Dutch: fosfeen
• → English: phosphene

Further reading

• “phosphène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.