eyecup
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- vessel hypernym
Sense 2 noun
(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
Types & categories
- caliculus hypernym
Related & opposite
- embryology domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vessel |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | embryology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | caliculus |