Eyeball — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

look at

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪbɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒmɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒmɪnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪbɔːl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eye orb

Parts of Speech

noun	the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
verb	look at

Word Forms

eyeball	verb	look at
eye	noun	attention to what is seen
eyeball	noun	the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Augapfel

die kugelförmige Kapsel, die das Auge des Wirbeltiers enthält

🇫🇷French

globe oculaire

la capsule en forme de boule contenant l'œil du vertébré

🇪🇸Spanish

globo del ojo

la cápsula en forma de bola que contiene el ojo de los vertebrados

🇮🇹Italian

bulbo oculare

la capsula sferica contenente l'occhio dei vertebrati

🇳🇱Dutch

oogbol

de bolvormige capsule die het gewervelde oog bevat

🇵🇹Portuguese

globo ocular

a cápsula em forma de bola que contém o olho do vertebrado

🇷🇺Russian

глазное яблоко

капсула шаровидной формы, содержащая глаз позвоночного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नेत्रगोलक

गेंद के आकार का कैप्सूल जिसमें कशेरुकी आँख होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

চোখের গোলা

মেরুদণ্ডী চোখ ধারণকারী বল আকৃতির ক্যাপসুল

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்விழி

முதுகெலும்பு கண் கொண்ட பந்து வடிவ காப்ஸ்யூல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కనుగుడ్డు

వెన్నుపూస కన్ను కలిగి ఉన్న బంతి ఆకారపు గుళిక

🇮🇳Marathi

नेत्रगोलक

बॉल-आकाराचे कॅप्सूल ज्यामध्ये पृष्ठवंशी डोळा असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંખની કીકી

બોલ આકારની કેપ્સ્યુલ જેમાં કરોડરજ્જુની આંખ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಣ್ಣುಗುಡ್ಡೆ

ಕಶೇರುಕ ಕಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಚೆಂಡಿನ ಆಕಾರದ ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಸುಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഐബോൾ

കശേരുക്കളുടെ കണ്ണ് അടങ്ങിയ പന്ത് ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള കാപ്സ്യൂൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਖ ਦੀ ਗੇਂਦ

ਗੇਂਦ ਦੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਕੈਪਸੂਲ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਅੱਖ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آنکھ کی گولی

گیند کی شکل کا کیپسول جس میں کشیرکا آنکھ ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

眼球

含有脊椎动物眼睛的球形囊

🇯🇵Japanese

眼球

脊椎動物の目を含むボール状のカプセル

🇰🇷Korean

눈알

척추동물의 눈이 들어 있는 공 모양의 캡슐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhãn cầu

viên nang hình quả bóng chứa mắt của động vật có xương sống

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกตา

แคปซูลรูปลูกบอลที่มีดวงตาของสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bola mata

kapsul berbentuk bola berisi mata vertebrata

🇲🇾Malay

bebola mata

kapsul berbentuk bola yang mengandungi mata vertebrata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقلة العين

الكبسولة الكروية الشكل التي تحتوي على عين الفقاريات

🇮🇷Persian

کره چشم

کپسول توپی شکل حاوی چشم مهره داران

🇹🇷Turkish

göz küresi

omurgalı gözünü içeren top şeklindeki kapsül

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַלגַל הָעַיִן

הקפסולה בצורת כדור המכילה את עין החולייתנים

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