"photic" meaning in English

See photic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more photic [comparative], most photic [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊtɪk Etymology: From photo- + -ic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|photo|ic}} photo- + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} photic (comparative more photic, superlative most photic)
  1. Of, related to, or irradiated by light.
    Sense id: en-photic-en-adj-lStGzlfn
  2. Of, related to, or irradiated by light.
    (especially) Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
    Tags: especially Synonyms: euphotic, epipelagic, sunlight#Adjective
    Sense id: en-photic-en-adj-LKzUsGSf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with photo-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with photo-: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aphotic, disphotic, euphotic, mesophotic, nonphotic, photically, photic sneeze reflex, photic zone, subphotic Translations (irradiated by light): fotisch (Dutch), photique (French), fotico (Italian), 빛의 (bichui) (Korean), fotyczny (Polish), świetlny (Polish), светово́й (svetovój) (Russian), фоти́ческий (fotíčeskij) (Russian), fótico (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'irradiated by light': 50 50
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        "Of, related to, or irradiated by light.",
        "Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible."
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      "word": "fotisch"
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      "word": "fotisch"
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      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "irradiated by light",
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      "sense": "irradiated by light",
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      "sense": "irradiated by light",
      "word": "фоти́ческий"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "irradiated by light",
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