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Definition: Eyecup |
EyecupNoun1. 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". 2. (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | Vessel which may be filled with fluid and fitted to the orbital aperture to bathe or treat the area of the conjunctival sac. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: EyecupSynonyms: eye cup (n), eyebath (n), optic cup (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Eyecup |
| English words defined with "eyecup": eye cup, eyebath. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "eyecup": optic evagination. (references) |
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| "Eyecup" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Eyecup" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 5 | 157,705 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
eyecup | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "eyecup"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | чашка за промиване на окото (eye-bath, eyeglass). (various references) | |
Czech | malý kelímek. (various references) | |
French | oeillère (eye-cup)). (various references) | |
German | Augenwanne (eye-cup)), Augenbadewanne (eye-cup)). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eyecupay.(various references) | |
Russian | глазная ванночка (eye-bath). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | školjka okulara (eye-bath). (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "eyecup": eyecups. (additional references) | |
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"Eyecup" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eycup, eyecon, eyeu, Yfcu. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-p-u-y" | |
-2 letters: cepe, puce. | |
-3 letters: cee, cep, cue, cup, ecu, eye, pec, pee, pye, yep, yup. | |
-4 letters: pe, up, ye. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-p-u-y" | |
+1 letter: eyecups. | |
+3 letters: hypercube. | |
+4 letters: hyperacute, hypercubes, keypunched, keypuncher, keypunches, peacefully, purveyance. | |
+5 letters: eucalyptole, keypunchers, persecutory, purveyances, superagency. | |
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