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Meaning of eye socket | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
  2. The entire eyehole in the face: both the bony orbit and the flesh that surrounds it.

Equivalents

العربية حجاج محجر
Azərbaycanca göz çuxuru göz yuvası hədəqə
Български очна кухина
Bosanski kape
Català conca
Čeština oční důlek oční jamka očnice
Deutsch Augenhöhle Orbita
Esperanto kavo
Español cuenca
Euskara betzulo
فارسی حدقه کاسه چشم
Suomi silmäaukko silmäkuoppa
Français cavité oculaire orbite orbite crânienne orbite de l'œil
Galego cunca
Hrvatski kape
Magyar szemüreg
Հայերեն ակնակապիճ
Bahasa Indonesia orbita
日本語 眼窩
한국어 눈구멍 안와
Kurdî gavan
Latina gena
Latviešu acs dobums orbīta
Te Reo Māori kape
Nederlands oogholte oogkas
Polski oczodół
Português cavidade ocular órbita
Română găvan orbită
Русский глазна́я впа́дина глазница орбита
Српски kape
Svenska ögonhåla
Türkçe göz çukuru
Українська орбіта
Tiếng Việt ổ mắt

Examples

“Near-synonyms: eyehole, eye-pit”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

eye splice eye test eye washer Eye Water eye-apple eye-ball

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