preternatural

adj. describing phenomena that appear to be inexplicable in terms of the known laws of the physical universe. Compare supernatural.

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Psychology term of the day

March 11th 2025

retinal densitometry

a method of measuring the absorptance characteristics of retinal photopigments. A light that is shone into the eye travels through the retina, is reflected back out of the eye by tissues behind the retina, and is measured. The light that emerges is compared to the original light to determine how much was absorbed.