Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the interior of the eye.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physiol.) Relating to objects situated within the eye; esp., relating to the perception of objects in one's own eye.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective medicine Located within the eyeball.
- adjective medicine Of or relating to visual phenomena caused by objects within the eye, or the objects themselves.
Etymologies
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Examples
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They are called entoptic visions and could be mixed and matched in a bewildering variety.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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They are called entoptic visions and could be mixed and matched in a bewildering variety.
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Makes me wonder what kind of entoptic imagery, slipping around on the oozing oily substrate of Kal's forebrain, he might be liable to see in his darkest moments...
Posthuman Blues Mac 2007
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Altered States Eric Pettifor on the possible origin of cave art in 'entoptic' visual effects.
Archive 2002-04-01 Ray Girvan 2002
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Altered States Eric Pettifor on the possible origin of cave art in 'entoptic' visual effects.
Arts, books & media Ray Girvan 2002
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Since these objects exist within the eye itself, they are not optical illusions but are entoptic phenomena.
No, You Can’t See Ghosts, Air, Or Molecules | YepYep - Your Daily Waste Of Time 2009
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Take a careful look at the Upper Palaeolithic designs depicted at the bottom of this interesting page on entoptic phenomena reproduced above.
Posthuman Blues Mac 2007
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The figures are all wearing ritual shirts believed to be skin shirts painted with the patterns of the entoptic visions that the shamans saw during their trances.
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If you look closely in this picture just to the left of center you can see a square geometrical petroglyph, perhaps one of the entoptic vision shapes described by Whitley.
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Do you recall seeing any geometric designs that might fit with the "entoptic images" that Whitley and others have talked about?
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
whichbe commented on the word entoptic
Within the eyeball; visibility of objects in the eye. (from Phrontistery)
May 25, 2008