ALL meanings of iris
i·ris
I i - noun Technical meaning of iris An object-oriented DBMS. 1
- noun iris eye: coloured part 1
- noun iris flowering plant 1
- noun Definition of iris in Technology (body) Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship of Brown University (Providence RI). 1
- noun plural iris Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center. 1
- noun plural iris Botany. any plant of the genus Iris, having showy flowers and sword-shaped leaves. Compare iris family. 1
- noun plural iris a flower of this plant. 1
- noun plural iris (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a messenger of the gods, regarded as the goddess of the rainbow. 1
- noun plural iris a rainbow. 1
- noun plural iris any appearance resembling a rainbow. 1
- noun plural iris Movies, Television. an iris-in or iris-out. 1
- noun plural iris Optics, Photography. iris diaphragm. 1
- verb without object iris Movies. to begin or end a take or scene with an iris-in or iris-out, achieved by manipulation of an iris diaphragm on the camera or by editing the film. 1
- noun iris a female given name. 1
- noun iris A flat, colored, ring -shaped membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with an adjustable circular opening (pupil) in the center. 1
- noun iris the flower of these plants 0
- adjective iris designating a family (Iridaceae, order Liliales) of monocotyledonous plants, including crocuses and gladioluses 0
- noun iris (botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Iris (plant)). 0
- noun iris (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 (See Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Iris (anatomy)). 0
- noun iris (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. 0
- noun iris (poetic) A rainbow, or other colourful refraction of light. 0
- noun iris (electronics) A constricted opening in the path inside a waveguide, used to form a resonator. 0
- noun iris (zoology) The inner circle of an oscillated color spot. 0
- verb iris (of an aperture, lens, or door) To open or close in the manner of an iris. 0
- countable noun iris The iris is the round coloured part of a person's eye. 0
- countable noun iris An iris is a tall plant with long leaves and large purple, yellow, or white flowers. 0
- noun iris the coloured muscular diaphragm that surrounds and controls the size of the pupil 0
- noun iris any plant of the iridaceous genus Iris, having brightly coloured flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals 0
- noun iris a form of quartz that reflects light polychromatically from internal fractures 0
- noun iris something resembling a rainbow; iridescence 0
- noun iris the goddess of the rainbow along which she travelled to earth as a messenger of the gods 0
- noun iris a feminine name 0
- noun iris the goddess of the rainbow: in the Iliad, she is the messenger of the gods 0
- noun iris a rainbow 0
- noun iris a rainbowlike show or play of colors 0
- noun iris the round, pigmented membrane surrounding the pupil of the eye, having muscles that adjust the size of the pupil to regulate the amount of light entering the eye 0
- noun iris any of a large genus (Iris) of perennial plants of the iris family, with sword-shaped leaves and conspicuous flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals of widely varying color 0