lightening
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In the retina of an animal's eye, there is a small pit called the fovea that refracts the light entering the eye.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2024
A few hours before our natural sleep time, as it starts to get dark outside and the light entering our retina fades, the gland switches on to flood the brain with melatonin.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022
In contrast, the modern visual theory is called “intromission,” and is based on the notion that vision results from light entering the eyes.
From Scientific American • Dec. 29, 2020
Pali explained that beachfront houses — backing to a street and tight to neighbors — typically have light entering from only one direction, the ocean side.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2020
The light entering the room was preternaturally intense, carrying with it the surplus radiance of the lake and its frozen shore.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
