The Emergence Machine

Eyelid

physical · anatomy · Level 10 · E6

E6Organisms

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A thin, movable fold of skin and muscle covering the eye, separating it from the surrounding orbit and protecting it from external stimuli.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “eyelid” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “eyelid”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0EyelidEyeFoldFaceHandArmHeadOrganSkin… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesEyelidL10StructureL2SkinL7EyeL9FoldL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    eyelid requires understanding structure as a foundational concept
  • Skin L7 (requires)
    Eyelid: A thin, movable fold of skin and muscle covering the eye, separating the eye from the surrounding orbit and protecting it from external stimuli.
  • Eye L9 (requires)
    Eyelids are thin folds of skin that cover and protect the eye
  • Fold L9 (requires)
    Eyelid: A thin, movable fold of skin and muscle covering the eye, separating the eye from the surrounding orbit and protecting it from external stimuli.