Difference between Nictitation and Blink

What is the difference between Nictitation and Blink?

Nictitation as a noun is winking, blinking while Blink as a noun is the act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

Nictitation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Winking, blinking

Blink

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To close and reopen both eyes quickly.To flash headlights on a car.To send a signal with a lighting device.To flash on and off at regular intervals.To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.

Example sentence: The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes.

We hope you now know whether to use Nictitation or Blink in your sentence.

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