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RETINAL CONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does retinal cone mean?
• RETINAL CONE (noun)
The noun RETINAL CONE has 1 sense:
1. a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
Familiarity information: RETINAL CONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("retinal cone" is a kind of...):
visual cell (one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light)
Meronyms (parts of "retinal cone"):
iodopsin (a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision)
Holonyms ("retinal cone" is a part of...):
retina (the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)
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