Hyphenation of eyecup

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word eyecup? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

eye-cup

Definitions of eyecup:

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
2.	(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina

Synonyms of eyecup:

noun	eyebath, eye cup, vessel
noun	optic cup, calyculus, caliculus, calycle

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.