Explore Iris through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like flag or membrane. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Iris in a sentence
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Iris meaning
- A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).
- The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).
- A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.
Synonyms of Iris
Using Iris
- The main meaning on this page is: A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia). | The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia). | A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.
- Useful related words include: flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily, iridaceous plant.
- In the example corpus, iris often appears in combinations such as: and iris, of iris, iris and.
Context around Iris
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Iris
- In this selection, "iris" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, language, left, arguably, recognition, alerted and goes stand out and add context to how "iris" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adoption of iris recognition system and although arguably iris is a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "iris" sits close to words such as aluminium, complexes and ethanol, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with iris
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A dress from Iris Van Herpen’s spring 2021 couture film. (11 words)
The women of Iris describe being a part of Iris as a sisterhood. (13 words)
The robots are: *Iris - The only robot with visual sensors, Iris can provide visual descriptions of locations and objects. (19 words)
The “we are The Flash” speeches maybe weren’t particularly clear in that regard, but I think it’s what the writers were going for: Barry and Iris are partners in leading in the team, although arguably Iris is a lot better at it. (44 words)
Gray said Iris alerted to Morgan on the third day and when Iris goes up to a family member after alerting to Morgan, the family member who Iris paws gives her a treat so she learns who she can go to for help. (43 words)
Are you a controlling shareholder of the Company, or do you have a personal interest in the approval of Mrs. Iris Shapira Yalons equity remuneration other than a personal interest unrelated to relationships with a controlling shareholder of the Company? (40 words)
Are you a controlling shareholder of the Company, or do you have a personal interest in the approval of Mrs. Iris Shapira Yalons equity remuneration other than a personal interest unrelated to relationships with a controlling shareholder of the Company? (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Gray said Iris alerted to Morgan on the third day and when Iris goes up to a family member after alerting to Morgan, the family member who Iris paws gives her a treat so she learns who she can go to for help.
IRIS GL and OpenGL Until the second generation Onyx Reality Engine machines, SGI offered access to its high performance 3D graphics subsystems through a proprietary API known as IRIS Graphics Language ( IRIS GL ).
Iris' grandfather, Joe Miller, who was at the news conference with deputies and left Iris with Napier to go to work minutes before she died, said he believed the same.
The women of Iris describe being a part of Iris as a sisterhood.
Iris felt like Keith had shut down when it comes to physical intimacy, but Keith assured his wife he was "100 percent attracted" to Iris.
North America region holds the highest market share in the iris recognition market owing to the early adoption of iris recognition system at U.S. and Canadian airports.
The “we are The Flash” speeches maybe weren’t particularly clear in that regard, but I think it’s what the writers were going for: Barry and Iris are partners in leading in the team, although arguably Iris is a lot better at it.
Adverbs, with or without the case suffix, are frequently used in place of prepositional phrases: :li iris al sia hejmo (he went to his home) :li iris hejmen (he went home) Both por and pro often translate English 'for'.
Elite high schools in Yugoslavia and especially Bosnia and Herzegovina were equipped with clusters of 8, 16, or 32 IRIS 8 computers connected in a local network administrated by an IRIS 16 PC clone.
Practitioners match their observations to iris charts, which divide the iris into zones that correspond to specific parts of the human body.
The markings and patterns are compared to an iris chart that correlates zones of the iris with parts of the body.
The robots are: *Iris - The only robot with visual sensors, Iris can provide visual descriptions of locations and objects.
These factors required SGI to continue to support the advanced and proprietary Iris Inventor and Iris Performer programming APIs while market support for OpenGL matured.
The stability of iris structures is the foundation of the biometric technology which uses iris recognition for identification purposes.
A dress from Iris Van Herpen’s spring 2021 couture film.
All other considerations—distance, personality, politics—pale into insignificance when two people are sufficiently attracted to each other, says Igor Khalatian, founder and CEO of Iris Dating.
An ad for the Spanish food devliery service Vicio, which has just received 17 million euros in Series A funding, led by Iris Ventures.
An assessment of his injuries found he sustained loss of iris and lens and unrepairable retinal detachment in his right eye, while blood also filled both the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye.
Are you a controlling shareholder of the Company, or do you have a personal interest in the approval of Mrs. Iris Shapira Yalons equity remuneration other than a personal interest unrelated to relationships with a controlling shareholder of the Company?
Arguably the most painful recounting comes from Iris Chitrit, who was 9 years old during the attack, in which her mother and all three of her siblings were killed.
Common combinations with iris
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and iris 19×
- of iris 17×
- iris and 13×
- iris xe 12×
- intel iris 11×
- the iris 8×
- iris energy 7×
- to iris 5×
- iris is 5×
- as iris 4×