Look up: Iris

1. Iris
   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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2. IRIS
   acronym: Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
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3. IRIS
   acronym: infrared interferometer spectrometer
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4. IRIS
   acronym: integrated radar imaging system
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5. Iris
   A messenger of the gods, closely associated with rainbows.
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6. Iris
   goddess of the rainbow, daughter of Thaumas and Electra, sister of the harpies; messenger of the gods.
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7. IRIS
   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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8. Iris
   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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9. Iris
   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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10. Iris
    A means of controlling the size of a lens aperture and therefore the amount of light passing through the lens.
    Found on http://www.zoo.co.uk/~z0001325/Glossary.
    
    
11. iris
    [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 change the diameter of a central opening
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12. Iris
    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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13. Iris
    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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14. Iris
    Adjustable diaphragm controlling amount of light trasmitted by a lens.
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15. Iris
    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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16. Iris
    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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17. Iris
    The coloured disc at the front of the eyeball. It can develop a malignant melanoma in very rare cases.
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18. Iris
    the coloured part of the eye
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19. iris
    The coloured part of the eye
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20. IRIS
    Integrated Risk Information System [database, base de donneées]
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21. Iris
    A thin muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil of the eye.
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22. Iris
    Iris: The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye. Its opening forms the pupil. The iris helps regulate the amount of light that enters the eye. The eye has a number of other key components. These include the cornea, pupil, lens, retina, macula, optic nerve and vitreous.
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23. IRIS
    An adjustable diaphragm or window. Category: Management in the public and private sector • a partial obstruction consisting of one or more metal or dielectric thin plates at a transverse cross-section of a waveguide used for impedance transformation Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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24. Iris
    Strictly, iris diaphragm. Device consisting of thin overlapping metal leaves pivoting outwards to form a circular opening of variable size to control light transmission through a lens.
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25. Iris
    I'ris noun ; plural English Irises , Latin Irides . [ Latin iris , iridis , the goddess, Greek ..., ..., the rainbow, iris of the eye, the plant Iris. Confer Orris .] 1. (Class. Myth.) The godde...
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