Meaning of ommatidium | Babel Free
/ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/Definitions
One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.
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Examples
“The ‘compound’ eyes of insects [...] are made up of large numbers of facets or ommatidia, and in this sense, our own eyes are ‘simple’.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.