eye socket
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eye socket
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From eye + socket.
noun eye sockets · eye-socket · eyesocket
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The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
Near-synonyms: eyehole, eye-pit
Similar: cranial orbit, orbital cavity, orbit, eyehole, eye-pit
- The entire eyehole in the face: both the bony orbit and the flesh that surrounds it.
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noun socket of eye
| Español | cuenca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 눈구멍 nun'gumeong, 안와 anwa |
| 日本語 | 眼窩 ganka |
| 中文 | 眼窩 /眼窝 yǎnwō, 眶 kuàng, kuāng, 眼眶 yǎnkuàng |
| Português | órbita, cavidade ocular |
| Français | orbite, cavité oculaire, orbite crânienne, orbite de l'œil |
| Deutsch | Augenhöhle, Orbita |
| Ελληνικά | οφθαλμικός κόγχος ofthalmikós kónchos |
| Română | orbită, găvan |
| Русский | глазна́я впа́дина glaznája vpádina, орби́та orbíta, глазни́ца glazníca |
| Tiếng Việt | ổ mắt |
| العربية | مِحْجَر miḥjar, حَجَاج ḥajāj |
| עברית | אֲרֻבַּת עַיִן arubát 'áin |
Talk about this word "eye socket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eye%20socket. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eye socket. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eye%20socket "eye socket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eye%20socket.Cite this
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title = {eye socket},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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