phosphène

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔs.fɛn/
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Noun

phosphène m (plural phosphènes)

phosphene

Descendants

→ Dutch: fosfeen
→ English: phosphene

Further reading

“phosphène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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