Definition of phosphene in English:

phosphene

noun ˈfɒsfiːnˈfɑsfin

A sensation of a ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light.
压眼闪光，光幻视
Example sentencesExamples
- When equipped with the full unit, a patient sees a display of phosphenes, which looks, as the Wall Street Journal put it, like ‘the light-bulb array of a stadium scoreboard,’ and which approximates - very roughly - the outlines of objects.
- When you put an array of electrodes on the visual cortex of the brain, each electrode produces a small spot of light called a phosphene.
- These early studies were limited by problems such as flickering phosphenes and interactions between phosphenes.
- This device then stimulates the visual receptors in the brain, allowing users to see shapes such as people and obstacles as a pattern of tiny bursts of light, known as phosphenes.
- Until recently artificial stimulation could create only white phosphenes.

Origin

Late 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek phōs 'light' + phainein 'to show'.

Definition of phosphene in US English:

phosphene

nounˈfɑsfinˈfäsfēn

A ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light.
压眼闪光，光幻视
Example sentencesExamples
- This device then stimulates the visual receptors in the brain, allowing users to see shapes such as people and obstacles as a pattern of tiny bursts of light, known as phosphenes.
- When you put an array of electrodes on the visual cortex of the brain, each electrode produces a small spot of light called a phosphene.
- When equipped with the full unit, a patient sees a display of phosphenes, which looks, as the Wall Street Journal put it, like ‘the light-bulb array of a stadium scoreboard,’ and which approximates - very roughly - the outlines of objects.
- These early studies were limited by problems such as flickering phosphenes and interactions between phosphenes.
- Until recently artificial stimulation could create only white phosphenes.

Origin

Late 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek phōs ‘light’ + phainein ‘to show’.

单词	phosphene
释义	Definition of phosphene in English: phosphene noun ˈfɒsfiːnˈfɑsfin A sensation of a ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light. 压眼闪光，光幻视 Example sentencesExamples When equipped with the full unit, a patient sees a display of phosphenes, which looks, as the Wall Street Journal put it, like ‘the light-bulb array of a stadium scoreboard,’ and which approximates - very roughly - the outlines of objects. When you put an array of electrodes on the visual cortex of the brain, each electrode produces a small spot of light called a phosphene. These early studies were limited by problems such as flickering phosphenes and interactions between phosphenes. This device then stimulates the visual receptors in the brain, allowing users to see shapes such as people and obstacles as a pattern of tiny bursts of light, known as phosphenes. Until recently artificial stimulation could create only white phosphenes. Origin Late 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek phōs 'light' + phainein 'to show'. Definition of phosphene in US English: phosphene nounˈfɑsfinˈfäsfēn A ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light. 压眼闪光，光幻视 Example sentencesExamples This device then stimulates the visual receptors in the brain, allowing users to see shapes such as people and obstacles as a pattern of tiny bursts of light, known as phosphenes. When you put an array of electrodes on the visual cortex of the brain, each electrode produces a small spot of light called a phosphene. When equipped with the full unit, a patient sees a display of phosphenes, which looks, as the Wall Street Journal put it, like ‘the light-bulb array of a stadium scoreboard,’ and which approximates - very roughly - the outlines of objects. These early studies were limited by problems such as flickering phosphenes and interactions between phosphenes. Until recently artificial stimulation could create only white phosphenes. Origin Late 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek phōs ‘light’ + phainein ‘to show’.
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