Meaning

3 senses
  1. (US)An eyebath.

  2. Raccoon eyes.

  3. A shield surrounding the eyepiece of a camera.

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More definitions
  • a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball
  • (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
camera part:

Origin

From eye + cup.

From eye + cup.

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Forms

plural: eyecups
Singulareyecup
Pluraleyecups

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball:eyebatheye cup
  • (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina:optic cup

Word family

1 related words
Derivedeyecupful

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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