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PRONUNCIATION OF EYESHINE

eyeshine  [ˈaɪˌʃaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EYESHINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eyeshine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EYESHINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eyeshine

Tapetum lucidum

The tapetum lucidum /təˈpiːtəm/ is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates. Lying immediately behind the retina it reflects visible light back through the retina, increasing the light available to the photoreceptors, though blurring the initial image of the light on focus. The tapetum lucidum contributes to the superior night vision of some animals. Many of these animals are nocturnal, especially carnivores that hunt their prey at night, while others are deep sea animals. Similar adaptations occur in some species of spiders, although these are not the result of a tapetum lucidum. Most primates, including humans, lack a tapetum lucidum, and compensate for this by perceptive recognition methods.

Definition of eyeshine in the English dictionary

The definition of eyeshine in the dictionary is the reflection of light from an animal's eye at night.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EYESHINE


ashine
əˈʃaɪn
beshine
bɪˈʃaɪn
chine
tʃaɪn
earthshine
ˈɜːθˌʃaɪn
gegenschein
ˈɡeɪɡənˌʃaɪn
moonshine
ˈmuːnˌʃaɪn
outshine
ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn
overshine
ˌəʊvəˈʃaɪn
reshine
riːˈʃaɪn
shine
ʃaɪn
shoeshine
ˈʃuːˌʃaɪn
sinh
ʃaɪn
starshine
ˈstɑːˌʃaɪn
sunshine
ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EYESHINE

eyen
eyepiece
eyepoint
eyepopper
eyer
eyes
eyes front
eyes left
eyes out
eyes right
eyeshade
eyeshot
eyesight
eyesome
eyesore
eyespot
eyestalk
eyestone
eyestrain
eyeteeth

WORDS THAT END LIKE EYESHINE

Alekhine
arshine
coffee machine
dauphine
fax machine
Josephine
life-support machine
machine
morphine
ornithine
rain or shine
Rhine
sewing machine
slot machine
thine
time machine
vending machine
voting machine
washing machine
whine

Synonyms and antonyms of eyeshine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eyeshine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EYESHINE

Find out the translation of eyeshine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eyeshine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eyeshine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

eyeshine
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eyeshine
570 millions of speakers

English

eyeshine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

eyeshine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

eyeshine
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Eyeshine
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Eyeshine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

eyeshine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Eyeshine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eyeshine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eyeshine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

eyeshine
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

eyeshine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eyeshine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

eyeshine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

eyeshine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Eyeshine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eyeshine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eyeshine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

eyeshine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Eyeshine
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eyeshine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

eyeshine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eyeshine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eyeshine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eyeshine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eyeshine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EYESHINE»

The term «eyeshine» is normally little used and occupies the 127.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EYESHINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eyeshine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EYESHINE»

Discover the use of eyeshine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eyeshine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Outdoor Education: Methods and Strategies
Throughout the hike, periodically use a flashlight to try and catch the eyeshine of different animals. (Be aware that the flashlight will affect the night vision of the whole group.) Eyeshine is the ability of the tapetum lucidum (a part of the retina) to ...
Ken Gilbertson, 2006
2
Gliders of Australia: A Natural History
FIGURE 4.1 Spotlighting for gliders (Alex Green] observer's spotlight giving what is known as 'eyeshine'. The colour of the eyeshine varies between species of possums and gliders and it provides one of the key diagnostic tools for ...
David Lindenmayer, 2002
3
Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on ...
The reason for eyeshine — a particular character of the retina whereby dim-light vision is intensified — has been discussed by Walls (1938, p. 103). Lacepede ( 1788-89, vol. 2, p. 393; Kerr, 1802, vol. 4, p. 248) early mentioned eyeshine in ...
Laurence Monroe Klauber, 1972
4
The Biodiversity Crisis and Crustacea - Proceedings of the ...
Visual inspection of the eyeshine brightness along the an- tero-posterior axis (n = 8) was found to be similar to that seen in S. debilis. However, in 5. cristata there were significant differences with respect to eyeshine intensity in different parts of  ...
J. Carel von Vaupel Klein, 2000
5
Talking to Fireflies, Shrinking the Moon: Nature Activities ...
Eyeshine is an eerie phenomenon caused by a membrane of re- p > flective cells that lie behind the retinas of many nocturnal animals. This membrane, called the tapetum, reflects incoming light back onto the retina and then straight out of the ...
Edward Duensing, 1997
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The Ecology and Biology of Nephrops norvegicus
Spherical aberration is seen in those rays furthest from the optical axis, resulting in these rays being focused more distally than those close to the optical axis. Eyeshine is a characteristic seen in most superposition eyes. It occurs when light is ...
‎2013
7
Roadmap to 8th Grade English Language Arts, New York Edition
If you are lucky, you may be able to see eyeshine on your walk. Eyeshine is a kind of eerie light reflected back from your flashlight by an animal's eyes. Walk carefully and hold the end of your flashlight against your forehead or upper lip. Slowly ...
Dolores Byrnes, Princeton Review, 2003
8
Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The ...
A third mechanism that reduces the contrast of stomatopod larval eyes with the environment is eyeshine. Eyeshine is produced by an iridescent pigment that lies over the retina and beneath the dioptric layer (fig. 49.39) (Jutte et al., 1998; ...
Frederick Schram, Mireille Charmantier-Daures, 2013
9
Watching Wildlife Southern Africa
The idea is to drive (or walk) along slowly, scanning the bush on either side of the vehicle for eyeshine (the telltale reflection from an animal's tapetum – a layer of reflective cells in the eye of a nocturnal animal). There's a knack to doing it ...
‎2009
10
The Mystery Chronicles: More Real-Life X-Files
Eyeshine The reflectorlike nature ofthe creature's eyesisrevealing. As ornithologists well know, some birds' eyes shinebright red at night when caught in a beam from auto headlights or a flashlight. “This 'eyeshine' isnot the iris color,” explains ...
Joe Nickell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EYESHINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eyeshine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Open Thread: What Is Your Favorite Shadow For A Smokey Eye?
One of my favorite palettes is Milani Fierce Foil Eyeshine In 02 Rome, $9.99. (If we're getting technical it's an eyeshine not a shadow, but it ... «TheGloss, Apr 15»
2
Ferret counts decline, but reasons why aren't known
A wet winter meant taller grass, which made it more difficult to see the ferrets' reflective eyeshine during the nighttime spotlighting counts. «Kdminer, Apr 15»
3
Indian doctors have found a better way to spot eye cancer in kids
Usually, an abnormal white reflex in the child's eye—which is often mistaken for a cat's eyeshine—triggers detection. “Parents will notice ... «Quartz, Apr 15»
4
Real-life eyeshine surgery trial
What you think you'll look like with eyeshine... In the Chronicles of Riddick series, a shiner is an outlaw who has undergone eyeshine surgery to ... «Boing Boing, Mar 15»
5
A rare, elusive feline
... and creeping along the single track roads in my car, in the vain hope that I might myself glimpse the moon-like glow of eyeshine caught in the ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
6
Darlington men fined for lamping in North Yorkshire
Poachers use lamps to reveal the eyeshine of animals, which often remain still and stare at the light. The Borderwatch patrol noted details of the ... «Darlington and Stockton Times, Feb 15»
7
Born to play; Quincy girl makes it as professional musician
Now, almost 25 years later, Eck plays for a popular Los Angeles band named Eyeshine and tours regularly. In addition, Eck started touring last ... «Plumas County Newspapers, Jan 15»
8
Lonely crocodile Cleatus lives at Dry Tortugas National Park in …
But then they saw it — the animal's eyeshine. It looked like two golden marbles, disembodied, glowing under a bush. “He's on the very low side ... «MiamiHerald.com, Dec 14»
9
Miles Off Key West Roams The Loneliest American Crocodile
But then they saw it - the animal's eyeshine. It looked like two golden marbles, disembodied, glowing under a bush. “He's on the very low side ... «WLRN, Nov 14»
10
Fanaticon to satisfy a variety of creative interests
Music for the weekend will include a performance by Johnny Yong Bosch and his California-based band, Eyeshine, and the Panama City, Fla., ... «Dothan First, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Eyeshine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eyeshine>. May 2024 ».
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