"eye" | Definition and Related Words

eye

Noun

The organ of sight (synset 105318579)
domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

is a type of: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
subtypes:
- naked eye - the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects
- peeper - an informal term referring to the eye
- oculus dexter, od - the right eye
- oculus sinister, os - the left eye
- ocellus, simple eye, stemma - an eye having a single lens
- compound eye - in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image
has:
- choroid, choroid coat - a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
- ciliary body - the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris
- eyelid, lid, palpebra - either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
- canthus - either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
- epicanthic fold, epicanthus - a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
- nictitating membrane, third eyelid - a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
- conjunctiva - a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
- eyeball, orb - the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
- eye muscle, ocular muscle - one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
- cornea - the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
- uvea - the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
- uveoscleral pathway - a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor
- iris - 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
- crystalline lens, lens, lens of the eye - biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- arteria centralis retinae, central artery of the retina - a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve
- arteria ciliaris, ciliary artery - one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye
- arteria lacrimalis, lacrimal artery - an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
- lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis - drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein
- lacrimal apparatus - the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
- retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
- sclera, sclerotic coat - the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
- musculus sphincter pupillae, pupillary sphincter - a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris
- aperture - a natural opening in something
is a part of:
- visual system - the sensory system for vision
- face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
same as: oculus, optic
Good discernment (either visually or as if visually) (synset 105622259)
"she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"

is a type of: discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
Attention to what is seen (synset 105711254)
"he tried to catch her eye"

is a type of: attending, attention - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
An area that is approximately central within some larger region (synset 108540894)
"it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

is a type of: area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
subtypes:
- center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage
- central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city
- storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
- financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
- hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
- inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
- medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
- midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
- seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
- midstream - the middle of a stream
specific instances: city of london, the city - the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London

same as: center, centre, heart, middle
A small hole or loop (as in a needle) (synset 103313242)
"the thread wouldn't go through the eye"

is a type of: hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something

is a part of: needle - a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

Verb

Look at (synset 202171496)
is a type of: look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

same as: eyeball

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