Layer of rods and cones
layer of rods and cones n.
The retinal layer containing visual receptors. Also called bacillary layer.
Read Also:
- Layer two tunneling protocol
protocol (L2TP) An IETF standard protocol for creating Virtual Private Networks. L2TP is an open standard with mutlivendor interoperability and acceptance. Compare: PPTP. [Sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.?] (1998-09-24)
- Layest
[ley] /leɪ/ adjective 1. belonging to, pertaining to, or performed by the people or , as distinguished from the clergy: a lay sermon. 2. not belonging to, connected with, or proceeding from a profession, especially the law or medicine. /leɪ/ verb (mainly transitive) lays, laying, laid (leɪd) 1. to put in a low or horizontal […]
- Layette
[ley-et] /leɪˈɛt/ noun 1. an outfit of clothing, bedding, etc., for a newborn baby. /leɪˈɛt/ noun 1. a complete set of articles, including clothing, bedclothes, and other accessories, for a newborn baby n. “baby’s outfit,” 1839, from French layette, properly the box in which it comes, subsequently transferred to the linen, from Middle French layette […]
- Lay-figure
noun 1. a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model. 2. a similar figure used in shops to display costumes. 3. a person of no importance, individuality, distinction, etc.; nonentity. noun 1. an artist’s jointed dummy, used in place of a live […]
- Lay for someone
verb phrase To watch for one’s chance to take revenge; vigilantly stalk: I’d lay for him in town some night (1494+)