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pupils

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1. pupils

   The pupil is a black hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina. It appears black because light rays entering the pupil are either absorbed by the tissues inside the eye directly, or absorbed after diffuse reflections within the eye that mostly miss exiting the narrow pupil. The term "pupil" was coined by Gerard of Cremona.In humans, the pupil is round, but its shape varies between species; some cats, reptiles, and foxes have vertical slit pupils, goats have horizontally oriented pupils, and some catfish have annular types. In optical terms, the anatomical pupil is the eye's aperture and the iris is the aperture stop. The image of the pupil as seen from outside the eye is the entrance pupil, which does not exactly correspond to the location and size of the physical pupil because it is magnified by the cornea. On the inner edge lies a prominent structure, the collarette, marking the junction of the embryonic pupillary membrane covering the embryonic pupil.

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1. pupilsnoun

   Plural noun of pupil.

   The school had over a thousand pupils during this term time.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 13, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pupils' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1222

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pupils' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2835

Anagrams for pupils »

1. pi-plus

2. slip up

3. slip-up

4. slipup

5. suppli

How to pronounce pupils?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pupils in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pupils in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pupils in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pupils in a Sentence

1. Shin Bet:

   The investigation uncovered that the suspects met secretly to discuss and promote Islamic State's ideology, the hard core among the activists are employed at schools in the Negev. Some took advantage of their position and attempted to plead the case for ISIS among pupils and teachers on school premises.

2. Amos Bronson Alcott:

   The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.

3. Bertrand Russell:

   Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.

4. Hector Berlioz:

   Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

5. Jessica Cummiskey:

   There was more than one occasion where James Holmes pupils were completely blown out. It was shocking, stunning.

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