Iris 36744 219850920 2008-06-17T03:53:20Z Swpb 1921264 that article title is already in use <!----------------------------------------------------------------------> <!-- From MoS:DAB: use ONE LINK per entry, SHORT descriptions. --> <!-- AVOID piping, external links, redlinks with little potential --> <!----------------------------------------------------------------------> {{wiktionarypar|iris|Iris}} {{Otheruses4|||IRIS}} {{TOCright}} '''Iris''' may refer to: * [[Iris (mythology)]], a messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, identified with the rainbow ** [[Iridescence]], an optical phenomenon, name derived from the mythological figure * [[Iris (color)]], an ambiguous color, ranging from blue-violet to violet ==In science and technology== ===In biology=== * [[Iris (anatomy)]], the sphincter around the pupil of the eye, named after the colors in human and animal eyes * [[Iris (plant)]], a genus of flowering plants, named after the rainbow * [[Iris (insect)|''Iris'' (insect)]], a genus of insects of the praying mantis family, in the subfamily [[Mantinae]] **''[[Iris oratoria]]'', the Mediterranean mantis ===In astronomy=== * [[7 Iris]], an asteroid named after the mythological figure * [[Iris nebula]], a [[reflection nebula]], NGC 7023 ===Technology=== * [[Diaphragm (optics)]], a mechanical device found in cameras, which mimics the function of the biological iris * [[Internal rotary inspection system]], an ultrasonic inspection system for tubes * [[Iris (diaphragm)]], any such mechanical device, as used in doors, pipes, or electrical engineering * [[Iris (railway management)]], the standard quality management system for railway industries * [[Iris (Stargate)]], a mechanical iris seen on the television show ''Stargate SG-1'' ==In the arts and popular culture== * [[Irises (painting)|''Irises'' (painting)]], a painting of iris flowers by Vincent Van Gogh * [[Iris printer]], a true color injet printer used for industrial prepress proofs and fine art printing. * [[Iris (film)|''Iris'' (film)]], a film about Irish novelist Iris Murdoch * [[Iris (game)]], an game created to promote the video game Halo 3 * [[Iris magazine|''Iris'' magazine]], a Dutch comic magazine * [[The Magicians of Xanth#Iris|Iris]], a fictional queen in Piers Anthony's Xanth novels * [[Iris (Mega Man)]], a fictional character in the video game ''Mega Man X4'' * Iris, a pre-teen prostitute played by Jodie Foster in the 1976 film ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' ===In music=== * [[Iris (opera)|''Iris'' (opera)]], an opera by Pietro Mascagni * [[Iris (album)|''Iris'' (album)]], a 2004 electronic music album by [[Rosy Parlane]] * [[Iris (EP)]], an EP by the band Miranda Sex Garden * Iris, an EP by the post-rock band [[Jeniferever]] ====Musical artists==== * [[IRIS (Romanian band)]], a hard-rock band * [[Iris (Texas band)]], a synthpop band * [[Iris (British/French band)]], an instrumental rock band * [[Iris Judotter]], a singer from Singapore ====Songs==== * [[Iris (song)]], a song by The Goo Goo Dolls from the film ''City of Angels'' * Iris, cover of the Goo Goo Dolls' song by [[New Found Glory]] * [[Iris (Split Enz song)]], a song by Split Enz * [[Iris (Live song)]], a song by Live from the album ''Throwing Copper'' ==In transportation== * [[HMS Iris|HMS ''Iris'']], Six historical warships of the British Royal Navy * [[USS Iris|USS ''Iris'']], any of several ships in the US Navy that have been named after the mythological figure * The ''[[Abraham Iris]]'', a touring plane built in France before World War II ==Other uses== * [[Tropical Storm Iris (disambiguation)|Hurricane Iris and Typhoon Iris]], tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and the Western Pacific * [[Yeşil River]], called Iris (Ίρις) by the Greeks * [[Iris, Cluj-Napoca]], a district in Romania * [[Iris Associates]], the company which developed Lotus Notes * [[Iris Fund for Prevention of Blindness]] * [[Iris (Corporation Berhad)]], a company in Malaysia ==See also== * [[IRIS]] (disambiguation) {{disambig}} [[bg:Ирис]] [[ca:Iris]] [[da:Iris]] [[de:Iris]] [[el:Ίρις]] [[es:Iris (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Iris]] [[gl:Iris]] [[hr:Iris]] [[is:Íris]] [[it:Iris]] [[lb:Iris]] [[hu:Írisz]] [[nl:Iris]] [[ja:Iris]] [[no:Iris]] [[nn:Iris (fleirtyding)]] [[pl:Iris]] [[pt:Íris (desambiguação)]] [[ro:Iris (dezambiguizare)]] [[ru:Ирис]] [[fi:Iris]] [[sv:Iris]]