Assertion: retina | /r/CapableOf | translate optical image
Facets:
value: the retina's photoreceptor cells
type: OTHER
value: into neural impulses
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The retina translates an optical image into neural impulses starting with the patterned excitation of the colour-sensitive pigments of its rods and cones, the retina's photoreceptor cells.