phosphene

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Homophone: phosphine

Noun

phosphene (plural phosphenes)

1. A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.

Derived terms

• magnetophosphene

Translations

sensation of lights

• Catalan: fosfè m
• Dutch: fosfeen n
• Finnish: fosfeeni (fi)
• French: phosphène (fr) m
• Galician: fosfeno m
• Occitan: fosfèn m
• Portuguese: fosfeno m
• Spanish: fosfeno (es) m

See also

• phosphene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:phosphene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons