Crossword clues for retinae
Wiktionary
n. (en-irregular plural of: retina)
n. (context obsolete English) (en-irregular plural of: retina)
WordNet
n. the light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
[also: retinae (pl)]
See retina
Usage examples of "retinae".
His arm hurt too much now, and he turned his head lollingly once more to study the body on the ground near him, which did not move, then he felt everything going a long way away as the pain shuddered through him, followed by utter blackness in which the flames from Gilliatt's gun pricked on the retinae like fireflies for a moment before they, too, faded.
In the lurid light, its flames echoing on his retinae, Hyde turned over the body of Petrunin, realising that he had lost everything.
The live rail glared on his retinae as he returned his gaze to the door, which now hung open.
Rifle fire detonated it within another minute, and the fountain of water remained on his retinae, superimposed upon the long minutes of silence and calm sea.
Not too long after that, Mondaugen's retinae withdrew for a time from light.
What the cop said was that the lock responded to voice and retinae prints, and that it was governed by the Hovestraydt City computer, the same that operated every door and safe lock in the city, not to mention the water and air.