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rod cell

rod cell noun: any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.

Noun

rod cell (plural rod cells)

  1. Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.

rod cell meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

rod cell in Tamil

தண்டு உயிரணு

rod cell in Indonesian

any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
sel batang

Forms of rod cell

pluralrod cells

Questions about rod cell

What does rod cell mean?
Rod cell means any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.
What is rod cell in Tamil?
Rod cell in Tamil is தண்டு உயிரணு. See Rod cell meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rod cell?
Rod cell is a noun.
What is the plural of rod cell?
The plural of rod cell is rod cells.

Words near rod cell in the dictionary

  1. rocquets
  2. rocs
  3. rocta
  4. rocuronium
  5. rod
  6. rod cell
  7. rod cells
  8. rod for one's back
  9. rod for one's breech
  10. rod for one's own back
  11. rod for one's own breech

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rod cell (page history and authors); rod cell (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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