optic cup eyecup | (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina |
fiber fibre vulcanized fiber | a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth |
fiber optic cable fibre optic cable | a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
optical fiber glass fiber optical fibre glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
character fiber fibre | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions, education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer |
optic chiasma optic chiasm chiasma opticum | the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain |
optic radiation radiatio optica | a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex |
fiber fibre | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) |
eye oculus optic | the organ of sight |
blind spot optic disc optic disk | the point where the optic nerve enters the retina, not sensitive to light |
muscle cell muscle fiber muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body |
nerve fiber nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
fiber bundle fibre bundle fascicle fasciculus | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
optic nerve nervus opticus second cranial nerve optic tract | the cranial nerve that serves the retina |
principal axis optic axis | a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted, in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly |
optic axis | in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs, a crystal may have either one or two optic axes |
fiber optics fiberoptics fibre optics fibreoptics | the transmission of light signals via glass fibers |
fiber fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
natural fiber natural fibre | fiber derived from plants or animals |
animal fiber animal fibre | fiber derived from animals |
plant fiber plant fibre | fiber derived from plants |
staple staple fiber staple fibre | a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn, staple fibers vary widely in length |
fiber-optic fiberoptic fibre-optic fibreoptic | of or relating to fiber optics |
ocular optic optical visual | relating to or using sight, ocular inspection, an optical illusion, visual powers, visual navigation |
ocular optic optical opthalmic | of or relating to or resembling the eye, ocular muscles, an ocular organ, ocular diseases, the optic (or optical) axis of the eye, an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light |