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pho·tic

 (fō′tĭk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to light.
2. Penetrated by or receiving light.
3. Designating or relating to the layer of a body of water that is penetrated by sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis: the photic zone of the ocean.
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photic

(ˈfəʊtɪk)
adj
1. (General Physics) of or concerned with light
2. (Biology) biology of or relating to the production of light by organisms
3. (Biology) Also: photobathic designating the zone of the sea where photosynthesis takes place
[C19: from photo- + -ic]
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pho•tic

(ˈfoʊ tɪk)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to light.
2. pertaining to the generation of light by organisms, or their excitation by means of light.
3. pertaining to the upper zone of a body of water, delineated by the depth to which sufficient sunlight penetrates to support photosynthesis.
[1835–45; < Greek phōt- (see phot) + -ic]
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Adj.1.photic - of or relating to or caused by light
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photique
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