English noun: eyecup | |||
1. | eyecup (artifact) a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball | ||
Samples | An eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain. | ||
Synonyms | eye cup, eyebath | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vessel | ||
2. | eyecup (animal) (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina | ||
Synonyms | optic cup | ||
Broader (hypernym) | caliculus, calycle, calyculus | ||
Domain category | embryology | ||