photoreception
English
noun
Definitions
- (biology) the absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically important purposes
Etymology
Prefix from English reception.
Origin
English
reception
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoreception English
- chemoreception English
- electroreception English
- magnetoreception English
- mechanoreception English
- osmoreception English
- phonoreception English
- photoception English
- proprioception English
- reception English
- receptional English
- receptionism English
- receptionist English
- telereception English
- thermoreception English
- ресепшен Russian
- ресепшн Russian
- レセプション Japanese
- resepsyon Cebuano
- reception Middle French
- 리셉션 Korean