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| Käännös | Konteksti |
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| Substantiivit |
| 1. | | kasvitiede |
| 2. | | anatomia, kasvitiede |
| 3. | | anatomia |
Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- (botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (Wikipedia).
- (anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (Wikipedia).
- (photography, cinematography) A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.
- (poetic) A rainbow, or other colourful refraction of light.
- (electronics) A constricted opening in the path inside a waveguide, used to form a resonator.
Verbit
- (of an aperture, lens or door) To open or close in the manner of an iris.
Esimerkit
- Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
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