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NOUN (2)

1. a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball;
- Example: "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain"
[syn: eyecup, eyebath, eye cup]

2. (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina;
[syn: optic cup, eyecup]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

eyecup \eye"cup`\, n.
   A small oval porcelain or glass cup, having a rim curved to
   fit the orbit of the eye. it is used in the application of
   liquid remedies to eyes; -- called also eyeglass.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

eyecup
    n 1: 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" [syn:
         eyecup, eyebath, eye cup]
    2: (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops
       into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina [syn:
       optic cup, eyecup]