Meaning of Sclera | Babel Free
ˈsklɛəɹəDefinitions
The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
Equivalents
Examples
“She'd been back a week and it was clear that college-level track was kicking her ass, the sclera in her normally wide manga-eyes were shot through with blood vessels.”
“Such pressures explain why humans are peculiar in having our rather small irises set against a white background—the sclera—in our eyes. Anyone watching us can infer where we are looking or whom we are looking at.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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