Iris
iris (of the eye)
noun EE-ris Rare
Origin: from Greek Iris (goddess of the rainbow)
Usage Note
Iris is the coloured ring of the eye surrounding the pupil. The compound Irisfarbe (iris colour) or phrases like blaue Iris appear in descriptions and in biometric contexts such as Iriserkennung (iris recognition).
Examples
"Seine Iris hat eine ungewöhnlich grüne Farbe."
Natural Translation
His iris has an unusually green colour.
Literal Translation
His iris has an unusually green colour.
Related Words
- Akkommodation accommodation (focusing adjustment of the eye lens)
- Anosmie anosmia, loss of smell
- Blick look
- Bogengang semicircular canal (inner ear)
- Brennen burning sensation
- Dunkeladaptation dark adaptation (eye adjustment from light to darkness)
- Dämmerungssehen twilight vision, scotopic vision
- Eigengeruch body odour; characteristic personal scent
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