Eye-socket Definition

noun

(anatomy) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.

Frontal bone.
Zygomatic bone.
Maxilla.
Sphenoid bone.
Ethmoid bone.
Palatine bone.
Lacrimal bone.
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Noun

Singular:
eye-socket
Plural:
eye-sockets

Eye-socket Sentence Examples

  • When drawing the eyebrow, use the bone above the eye socket as a guide for the shape of the eyebrow.

  • To create a sunken zombie eye, use your finger to blot red greasepaint along the bottom of the eye socket and around the top of the lid.

  • Then use a paintbrush to outline the bottom of the eye socket in black.

  • If you want to be gory you can create an eye out of a small balloon by filling it with strawberry jam until large enough for the eye socket.

  • Aviators have a metal frame, housing a lens which is typically around two or three times the size of the eye socket.

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