1Relating to light, especially as an agent of chemical change or physiological response.
〈技〉（与）光（有关）的（尤指致化学变化或生理反应的）
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Furthermore, extraretinal photoreceptors appear to be involved in the photic entrainment of the circadian clock.
To characterize this photic entrainment we examined frq expression in constant light, under which condition the mRNA and protein of this clock gene were strongly induced.
The implications of this work on thought about evolution of photic behavior in fireflies are considered.
They are therefore true deep-brain photoreceptors that bypass the eyes as a pathway for photic information.
Exhibiting uncharacteristic panache, John used this result to question Jacques Loeb's then popular theory of photic orientation in insects, which required paired eyes.
Complementing the large compound eyes, locusts have three much smaller simple eyes or ocelli characterized by rapid signal transmission and high photic sensitivity but very poor spatial resolution.
1.1Ecology Denoting the layers of the ocean reached by sufficient sunlight to allow plant growth.
〔生态〕（海洋）透光水层的
an average depth for the photic zone is about 100 m
透光水层平均水深大约是100米。
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Seasonal highs that pushed this euxinic layer into the photic zone would then lead to the greatly increased preservation and the TOC maxima.
The authors skimmed their bacteria samples from the top, or photic layer, of the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
Stromatolites were built by photosynthesizing organisms occupying shallow-water environments within the photic zone.
The relatively moderate brachiopod generic diversity is consistent with a moderately restrictive environment, including one below the photic zone.
Macroalgae benefit from this relationship because fertile drift plants are retained in the photic zone where they continue to contribute to the gene pool.
Definition of photic in US English:
photic
adjectiveˈfōdik
technical
1Relating to light, especially as an agent of chemical change or physiological response.
〈技〉（与）光（有关）的（尤指致化学变化或生理反应的）
Example sentencesExamples
To characterize this photic entrainment we examined frq expression in constant light, under which condition the mRNA and protein of this clock gene were strongly induced.
Complementing the large compound eyes, locusts have three much smaller simple eyes or ocelli characterized by rapid signal transmission and high photic sensitivity but very poor spatial resolution.
The implications of this work on thought about evolution of photic behavior in fireflies are considered.
They are therefore true deep-brain photoreceptors that bypass the eyes as a pathway for photic information.
Furthermore, extraretinal photoreceptors appear to be involved in the photic entrainment of the circadian clock.
Exhibiting uncharacteristic panache, John used this result to question Jacques Loeb's then popular theory of photic orientation in insects, which required paired eyes.
1.1Ecology Denoting the layers of the ocean reached by sufficient sunlight to allow plant growth.
〔生态〕（海洋）透光水层的
an average depth for the photic zone is about 300 feet
透光水层平均水深大约是100米。
Example sentencesExamples
Macroalgae benefit from this relationship because fertile drift plants are retained in the photic zone where they continue to contribute to the gene pool.
Seasonal highs that pushed this euxinic layer into the photic zone would then lead to the greatly increased preservation and the TOC maxima.
The relatively moderate brachiopod generic diversity is consistent with a moderately restrictive environment, including one below the photic zone.
The authors skimmed their bacteria samples from the top, or photic layer, of the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
Stromatolites were built by photosynthesizing organisms occupying shallow-water environments within the photic zone.