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eyecup

eyecup

7.5
A small cup with a curved rim that fits over the eye to wash or put medicine on it
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪˌkʌp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : copa ocular
  • To clean your eyes, fill the eyecup with the saline solution and press it gently against your eye.

Examples

  • If you have a black rubber eyecup that goes with your eyepiece, use it.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Using an eyecup can help you administer eye drops more effectively without spilling.

  • The doctor advised her to apply the medication with an eyecup for better coverage of her cornea.

Synonyms

eye cup
vseyecup
  • Specialized
6.7

A small cup that fits around the eye to rinse it or put medicine in it

is the same form but written as a single word
eyebath
vseyecup
8.9

A small cup with a curved rim that fits around the eye to wash or put medicine on it

fits into the eye socket rather than around it

Surface Forms

eyecup singular
eyecups plural

Morphology

eyecup = eye + cup (transparent) = eye + cup

A straightforward compound meaning 'a cup for the eye'; an average learner can recover the sense from the parts.

Etymology

Eyecup is simply the words eye and cup put together: it is literally a 'cup' for the 'eye', used to hold water or medicine while you wash the eyeball.