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[Split Enz song] "Iris" is the final single from New Zealand New Wave group Split Enz`s album Waiata. It was written by Neil Finn and was released as a promo single in 1981. ==Track listing== Released as a 7" promo in the United States. == Personnel == ...
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[game] I`m the owner of this image and release it for use. British Trade Dollar B Mint 1900 ...
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[psychedelic] IRIS, or 2-methoxy-5-ethoxy-4-(n)-methylamphetamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug and a substituted amphetamine. It is also the 5-ethoxy analog of DOM. IRIS was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved), the maximu...
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[diaphragm] An iris is a mechanism that is used as a compact solution to close and open holes. It is made up of usually a series of metal plates that can fold in on each other or expand out. Iris mechanisms are commonly found in optical shutters (diaphragms), and also in various kinds of val...
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[Iris album] Iris (also known as Iris I) is the first album by Romanian hard-rock group Iris and the first heavy-metal disc in Romania. This album is considered one of the best of Romanian rock and it`s a milestone for the rock music of the country. All of the songs were inducted into Romani...
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[EP] Iris is Miranda Sex Garden`s second release, and first EP. ==Track listing== ...
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This is a large group of mostly hardy perennials, some of which are bulbous, and others rhizomatous. Some varieties may be grown in bog gardens and shallow water. These beautiful plants grow wild in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Their name is taken from Iris, a rainbow, an...
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acronym: Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
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acronym: infrared interferometer spectrometer
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acronym: integrated radar imaging system
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A messenger of the gods, closely associated with rainbows.
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goddess of the rainbow, daughter of Thaumas and Electra, sister of the harpies; messenger of the gods.
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EPA's Integrated Risk Information System, an electronic data base containing the Agency's latest descriptive and quantitative regulatory information on chemical constituents.
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An adjustable circular diaphragm to alter beam size in a profile spot. Made up of a set of interleafing plates. When rotated the small hole formed by the plates opens or closes. Also Diaphragm.
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A circular diaphragm that contains the muscles which alter the amount of light that enters the eye by dilating or constricting the pupil. It has an opening in its center.
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A means of controlling the size of a lens aperture and therefore the amount of light passing through the lens.
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[n] - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals 2. [n] - muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil 3. [n] - diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to cha...
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An adjustable circular diaphragm with in a lantern with an arrangement of thin plates which are moved by a handle out side the lantern to adjust the size of the iris aperture.
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One of the `minor planets` of our solar system. Discovered by Hind on 13 Aug 1847. Diameter in km: 208. More data in TABLE 13. THE MINOR PLANETS
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Adjustable diaphragm controlling amount of light trasmitted by a lens.
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surrounds the pupil of the eye. It expands and contracts to change the size of the pupil and control the amount of light entering the eye.
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In Greek mythology, the goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. She was the daughter of Thaumas and Electra, and sister of the Harpies. ...
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The coloured disc at the front of the eyeball. It can develop a malignant melanoma in very rare cases.
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the coloured part of the eye
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The coloured part of the eye
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