Definitions for retina

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retina ret·i·na

Spelling: [ret-n-uh, ret-nuh]

IPA: /ˈrɛt n ə, ˈrɛt nə/

Retina is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in retina (aeinrt).

Definitions for retina

noun

1. the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.

Origin of retina

1350-1400; Middle English ret(h)ina Medieval Latin rētina, perhaps equivalent to Latin rēt- (stem of rēte) net + -ina -ine¹

Examples for retina

The updated iPad Mini, which will start at $399 ($599 for cell), gets a retina display as well as better performance.

But on Kingozi's retina remained the vision of her as she was.

The focus is formed for the first time on the retina itself.

The image on his retina is not the image of his consciousness.

retina: that portion of the eye upon which the image is formed.

The focus was attained, first by the pupil and afterwards by the retina.

It is a building block of protein and found in large amounts in the brain, retina, heart, and blood platelets.

But if light be produced by an agitation of the retina, what is it that produces the agitation?

What is possibly lovable about the cornea—or the iris or the retina for that matter?

The reality of the retina MacBook is a study in compromises.