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Phosphene

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A luminous impression produced through excitation of the retina by some cause other than the impingement upon it of rays of light, as by pressure upon the eyeball when the lids are closed. Cf. After-image.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Phosphene'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/phosphene.html. 1828.