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- [skleer-uh]
- /ˈsklɪər ə/
- /sklˈiər/
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- [skleer-uh]
- /ˈsklɪər ə/
Definitions of sclera word
- noun sclera a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball. 1
- noun sclera the firm white fibrous membrane that forms the outer covering of the eyeball 0
- noun sclera the outer, tough, white, fibrous membrane covering all of the eyeball except the area covered by the cornea 0
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Origin of sclera
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < New Latin < Greek sklērá (feminine) hard
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Parts of speech for Sclera
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sclera popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sclera usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sclera
- what is sclera?
- what is the sclera?
- what is the function of the sclera?
- how to put in sclera contacts?
- what does the sclera do?
- what is a sclera?
- why are sclera contacts so expensive?
- how to pronounce sclera?
- what is the sclera of the eye?
- what are sclera contacts?
- what does it mean when your sclera is blue?
- what is blue sclera?
- what is the sclera function?
- how to put on sclera contacts?
- what is the anterior portion of the sclera?
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