accommodation of eye
11Eye movement (sensory) — For other uses, see Eye movement (disambiguation). Eye movement is the voluntary or involuntary movement of the eyes, helping in acquiring, fixating and tracking visual stimuli. It may also compensate for a body movement, such as when moving the… …
12accommodation */*/ — UK [əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Get it right: accommodation: The word accommodation is often spelled wrongly. It has a double m in it: Wrong: The guest house offers accomodation for small groups of people. Right: The guest house… …
13accommodation — /əkɒməˈdeɪʃən / (say uhkomuh dayshuhn) noun 1. the act of accommodating. 2. the state or process of being accommodated; adaptation. 3. adjustment of differences; reconciliation. 4. Sociology a process of mutual adaptation between persons or… …
14accommodation — i. The ability of the human eye to adjust itself to give sharp images for different object distances. It is the process by which the lens of the eye can be flattened to focus distant points on the retina or made more convex to focus nearby points …
15eye — n. the organ of sight: a three layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light. The outer fibrous coat consists of the sclera and the transparent cornea; the middle vascular layer comprises the choroid,… …
16accommodation — accommodational, adj. /euh kom euh day sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of accommodating; state or process of being accommodated; adaptation. 2. adjustment of differences; reconciliation. 3. Sociol. a process of mutual adaptation between persons or groups …
17accommodation — n. adjustment of the shape of the lens to change the focus of the eye. When the ciliary muscle (see ciliary body) is relaxed, suspensory ligaments attached to the ciliary body and holding the lens in position are stretched, which causes the lens… …
18accommodation — n. adjustment, especially of eye muscles; adaptation; lodgings; loan. ♦ accommodation bill, bill of exchange co signed by a guarantor …
19accommodation — noun Date: 1603 1. something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: as a. lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services usually used in plural < tourist accommodations on the boat > < overnight accommodatio …
20accommodation — changing the focus of the eye; in fishes the lens moves back and forth in relation to the retina like a camera …
