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Meaning of "eye socket" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EYE SOCKET

eye socket play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EYE SOCKET

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eye socket is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EYE SOCKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eye socket

Orbit (anatomy)

In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. "Orbit" can refer to the bony socket, or it can also be used to imply the contents. In the adult human, the volume of the orbit is 30 ml, of which the eye occupies 6.5 ml.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EYE SOCKET

eye clinic
eye colour
eye contact
eye cream
eye doctor
eye dog
eye drops
eye examination
eye job
eye level
eye make-up
eye make-up remover
eye of day
eye patch
eye rhyme
eye shadow
eye specialist
eye splice
eye strain
eye test

WORDS THAT END LIKE EYE SOCKET

air pocket
brocket
docket
electric socket
hip pocket
in one´s pocket
in pocket
in the pocket
locket
out of pocket
patch pocket
pocket
rocket
sea rocket
skyrocket
socket
sprocket
ticket
vest pocket
vest-pocket
watch pocket

Synonyms and antonyms of eye socket in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eye socket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EYE SOCKET

Find out the translation of eye socket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eye socket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eye socket» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

眼圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuenca del ojo
570 millions of speakers

English

eye socket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थैली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محجر العين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глазницы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cavidade ocular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অক্ষিকোটর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orbite de l´oeil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Soket mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Augenhöhle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼窩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

눈 소켓
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soket mata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đuôi kiếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண் குழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोळा सॉकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

göz çukuru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cavità oculare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oczodół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очниці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orbitei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οφθαλμικής κόγχης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oogholte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ögonhålan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øyehulen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eye socket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EYE SOCKET»

The term «eye socket» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.699 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EYE SOCKET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eye socket

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EYE SOCKET»

Discover the use of eye socket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eye socket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Special Effects Make-up
Paint the eye socket with black cream make-up and with reddish tones around the edge of the eye socket, both on the inside and outside of the wax. You can also add a little face cream, for instance Nivea, to the cream make-up, if you have  ...
Janus Vinther, 2003
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Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps
B. GUYURON AND H. P. LABANDTER Contracted or missing eye sockets, especially in an irradiated orbit, represent a major reconstructive task for the orbital surgeon. Failure of simple eye socket reconstruction requires complex procedures.
Berish Strauch, Luis O. Vasconez, M.d., Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay, 2009
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De Humani Corporis Fabrica:
Of these six3, we shall say that the first constitutes a First: r,r 'm the external angle of the eye socket, while the second and third will be assigned Jigs. I and 2. to the internal angle of the same socket. We shall teach that the fourth holds all , _, .
Andreas Vesalius, 1998
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Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
She had already undergone surgery to create an eye socket without success, and had been left with marked contractures and periorbital depressions (Fig. l ). Then her previous physician introduced her to us and we planned to use a scapular ...
Kiyonori Harii, 1995
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Human Evolution: An Introduction to Mans Adaptations
The higher primates and Tarsius, alone among all vertebrates, have the eye socket totally enclosed and shielded in bone. The completion of the postorbital septum — the thin sheet of bone that separates the orbit from the temporal fossa  ...
Bernard Grant Campbell
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The Wild Mammals of Missouri
(From Ib) Large space (5/s inch [ 15 mm) or more in width) in front of eye socket between lachrymal and nasal bones; antlers sometimes present. White- tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) p. 347 Large space White-tailed deer 3b. (From Ib)  ...
Charles Walsh Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz, 2001
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Maya Character Creation: Modeling and Animation Controls
However,another technique is to make the head a live surface and draw a curve on it around the eye socket area. Use a cubic EP curve that you start and end at the same point under the brow.After creating,close the curve with a Blend set to a  ...
Chris Maraffi, 2003
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Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide
868) to combat the infection. In addition, your doctor may recommend computed tomography (see p. 149) to determine if the original source of the infection is located in your sinuses. Infected sinuses, and any abscesses in the eye socket, may ...
Anthony L. Komaroff, 2005
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International Medical Guide for Ships: Including the Ship's ...
The pain is felt round the bony ridge which lies under the eyebrow, and firm pressure there, and sometimes inward pressure on the corner of the eye socket next to the nose, will cause tenderness. There may be an intermittent nasal discharge ...
World Health Organization, 1988
10
Eye of the Beholder: True Stories of People with Facial ...
MOST OF THE SURGERIES Melissa has undergone have been to rebuild her right eye socket, so that she could be fitted with a prosthetic eye. Bone was taken from her groin area and grafted to the socket, without full success because of ...
Laura Greenwald, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EYE SOCKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eye socket is used in the context of the following news items.
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Byrne broke nose not eye socket, says Gavin
Jim Gavin has clarified Dublin footballer Davy Byrne did not sustain a broken eye socket, rather a fractured nose, as a result of a pre-match ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Exeter doctor left with fractured eye socket in vicious club attack …
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital medic sustained a fractured eye socket, which resulted in him needing surgery. A man was arrested and ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
3
Katie Price shares graphic images of her eye after developing a stye
In the first one the reality star's eye socket is looking very swollen as she stares back at the camera. However the blonde beauty was prepared ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Builder jailed for 'vicious' attack on musician in pub
Mr Hill's left eye socket was pushed back into his skull "like an egg in an eggcup" during the assault on St Stephen's night 2008, with plastic ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Assault victim in Waterville brawl stops cooperating with police
The 27-year-old man suffered a broken nose and a fractured eye socket and had stitches, but police say the victim has stopped cooperating ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: The moment 2 metre tall transgender …
Ms McCarthy suffered a fractured cheekbone and eye socket after allegedly being held down and repeatedly bashed by a gang of young men ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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The Morning Sports Briefing
Gavin also told the press on Thursday that Byrne's injuries did not include a broken eye socket as previously reported, although speaking last ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
Kiwi in Thai hospital now breathing on his own
His right kidney was ruptured and bleeding and his right eye socket is partially broken. Ad Feedback. Joe Lupi said his brother's body was ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Phenix city settles excessive force lawsuit for $275000
PHENIX CITY, Ala. —An eastern Alabama city has reached a settlement with a woman who said her eye socket was fractured when a police ... «WVTM13, Jul 15»
10
“The space between”: life, death and football
“I have a plate in my eye socket now,” he says. While he was laid off, discovering the limitations of the rookie wage, he approached Port legend ... «InDaily, Jul 15»

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