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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rhodopsin \Rho*dop"sin\, n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.]
(Physiol.)
The visual purple. See under Visual.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight:
cf. F. visuel. See Vision.]
1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the
instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.
[1913 Webster]
The air,
Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. That can be seen; visible. [R.]
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Visual angle. (Opt.) See under Angle.
Visual cone (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point
of sight, or the eye.
Visual plane, any plane passing through the point of sight.
Visual point, the point at which the visual rays unite; the
position of the eye.
Visual purple (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a
purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes
and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by
light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and
yellow, and then disappearing. Also called rhodopsin,
and vision purple. See Optography.
Visual ray, a line from the eye, or point of sight.
Visual white (Physiol.), the final product in the action of
light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual
purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal
epithelium.
Visual yellow (Physiol.), a product intermediate between
visual purple and visual white, formed in the
photochemical action of light on visual purple.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight:
cf. F. visuel. See Vision.]
1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the
instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.
The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray.
--Milton.
2. That can be seen; visible. [R.]
Visual angle. (Opt.) See under Angle.
Visual cone (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point
of sight, or the eye.
Visual plane, any plane passing through the point of sight.
Visual point, the point at which the visual rays unite; the
position of the eye.
Visual purple (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a
purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes
and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by
light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and
yellow, and then disappearing. Also called rhodopsin,
and vision purple. See Optography.
Visual ray, a line from the eye, or point of sight.
Visual white (Physiol.), the final product in the action of
light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual
purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal
epithelium.
Visual yellow (Physiol.), a product intermediate between
visual purple and visual white, formed in the
photochemical action of light on visual purple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rhodopsin \Rho*dop"sin\, n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.]
(Physiol.)
The visual purple. See under Visual.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
rhodopsin
n : a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates;
dissociates into retinene by light [syn: visual purple,
retinal purple]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
rhodopsin
n.
(lb en biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of
the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid
retinal
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
rhodopsin
n.
(lb en biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of
the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid
retinal
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
rhodopsin
n.
(lb en biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of
the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid
retinal
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
rhodopsin
n.
(lb en biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of
the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid
retinal
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
rhodopsin
Englanti n.
rodopsiini, näköpurppura
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Rhodopsin
Tyska n.
rodopsin, synpurpur
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]rhodopsin /ɹˈəʊdəpsˌɪn/ rhodopsinFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ɹoʊˈdɑpsən/
n. 视紫质,视网膜紫质;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 视紫质,视网膜紫质