Definition of Visual purple. Meaning of Visual purple. Synonyms of Visual purple

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Definition of Visual purple

Visual purple
Visual Vis"u*al, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See Vision.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray. --Milton. 2. That can be seen; visible. [R.] Visual angle. (Opt.) See under Angle. Visual cone (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye. Visual plane, any plane passing through the point of sight. Visual point, the point at which the visual rays unite; the position of the eye. Visual purple (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing. Also called rhodopsin, and vision purple. See Optography. Visual ray, a line from the eye, or point of sight. Visual white (Physiol.), the final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal epithelium. Visual yellow (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple.

Meaning of Visual purple from wikipedia

- Rhodopsin, also known as visual purple, is a protein encoded by the RHO gene and a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). It is a light-sensitive receptor...
- high complement of rod cells and a high density of rhodopsin (the "visual purple" pigment); no cone cells are present. To better serve their vision,...
- are numerous variations of the color purple, a sampling of which is shown below. In common English usage, purple is a range of hues of color occurring...
- Müller noticed the red color in rod cells now known as rhodopsin or visual purple, which is a pigment that is present in the rods of the retina. However...
- Renin Retinene Retinol (Vitamin A) Reverse transcriptase Rhodopsin (visual purple) Riboflavin (vitamin B2) Ribofuranose, Ribose Ribozyme Ricin RNA - Ribonucleic...
- form’s birth". While films like Purple Rain and A Hard Day's Night are classics that combine music and long-form visuals, Kylie Lynne of AllMusic argues...
- Tyrian purple (Ancient Gr****: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural...
- classes including: visual opsins (classical rhodopsin and relatives), melanopsins peropsins neuropsins encephalopsins The "visual purple" rhodopsin (opsin-2)...
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, while Prince also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for the film Purple Rain. Music critics noted...
- Kühne. Inspired by Franz Christian Boll's discovery of rhodopsin (or "visual purple")—a photosensitive pigment present in the rods of the retina—Kühne discovered...