'IRIS' definitions:
Definition of 'iris'
From: WordNet
noun
Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily]
noun
Muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
noun
Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening [syn: iris, iris diaphragm]
Definition of 'Iris'
From: GCIDE
- Iris \I"ris\, n.; pl. E. Irises, L. Irides. [L. iris, iridis, the goddess, Gr. ?, ?, the rainbow, iris of the eye, the plant Iris. Cf. Orris.]
- 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The rainbow. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Anat.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Bot.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Her.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Zool.) the inner circle of an oscillated color spot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 8. same as iris diaphragm. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'iris'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antigorite,
- baby blues,
- band,
- banjo eyes,
- bar,
- bespangle,
- bespeckle,
- bespot,
- blotch,
- bright eyes,
- butterfly,
- candy cane,
- chameleon,
- check,
- checker,
- cheetah,
- chrysotile,
- clear eyes,
- confetti,
- cornea,
- crazy quilt,
- Dalmatian,
- dapple,
- dot,
- eye,
- eyeball,
- eyelid,
- firedog,
- flake,
- fleck,
- freckle,
- goggle eyes,
- harlequin,
- iridesce,
- iridize,
- jaguar,
- lens,
- leopard,
- lid,
- mackerel,
- mackerel sky,
- maculate,
- marble,
- marbled paper,
- marbleize,
- moire,
- mother-of-pearl,
- motley,
- mottle,
- nacre,
- naked eye,
- nictitating membrane,
- ocelot,
- oculus,
- opal,
- opalesce,
- ophite,
- optic,
- optic nerve,
- orb,
- organ of vision,
- patchwork quilt,
- peacock,
- peeper,
- pepper,
- polychrome,
- polychromize,
- popeyes,
- pupil,
- rainbow,
- retina,
- saucer eyes,
- sclera,
- serpentine,
- serpentine marble,
- shot silk,
- spangle,
- speck,
- speckle,
- spectrum,
- splotch,
- spot,
- sprinkle,
- starry orbs,
- stigmatize,
- stipple,
- streak,
- striate,
- stripe,
- stud,
- tattoo,
- tessellate,
- tortoise shell,
- unaided eye,
- variegate,
- vein,
- visual organ,
- zebra
Acronyms for 'IRIS'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Incident Response Intelligence Services (IBM)
- Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (org., Canada)
- Internet Registry Information Service (XML, Internet)
Words containing 'IRIS'
- iri,
- irie,
- Apatura iris,
- Iris Germanica,
- Iris Pseudacorus,
- Iris Sisyrinchium,
- Iris diaphragm,
- Iris foetidissima,
- bearded iris,
- beardless iris,
- bulbous iris,
- dalmatian iris,
- dutch iris,
- dwarf iris,
- english iris,
- florentine iris,
- genus iris,
- german iris,
- gladdon iris,
- iris cristata,
- iris family,
- iris filifolia,
- iris florentina,
- iris kaempferi,
- iris kochii,
- iris murdoch,
- iris pallida,
- iris persica,
- iris scanning,
- iris tingitana,
- iris verna,
- iris versicolor,
- iris virginica,
- iris xiphioides,
- iris xiphium,
- japanese iris,
- persian iris,
- spanish iris,
- stinking iris,
- vernal iris,
- xiphium iris,
- yellow iris,
- iris germanica florentina,
- Snake's-head iris,
- dame jean iris murdoch