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eyecup

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As a noun, eyecup means an eyebath.

Meanings of eyecup

5 meanings

noun

  1. USAn eyebath.

  2. Raccoon eyes.

  3. A shield surrounding the eyepiece of a camera.

  4. A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball

    “an eyecup is called ‘an eyebath’ in Britain”

    Similar: eyebath, eye cup
  5. (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retinaanimal

    Similar: optic cup

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eyecup around the world

USAn eyebath.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the …
eyebatheye cup
noun: (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develop…
optic cup

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