eye dropper

• Petit tube en verre ou en plastique muni d'une poire en caoutchouc à une extrémité, utilisé pour délivrer un liquide goutte à goutte, notamment dans un usage médical ou en laboratoire.

A small glass or plastic tube with a rubber bulb at one end, used to dispense liquid in drops, typically for medical or laboratory purposes.

1. Medical toolB1formal

   A small glass or plastic tube with a rubber bulb at one end, used to dispense liquid in drops, typically for eye medication.

   compte-gouttes pour les yeux

   • The doctor gave me an eye dropper for my eye infection.
   • Use the eye dropper to apply exactly one drop to each eye.
   • She cleaned the eye dropper carefully after each use.

2. Digital toolB2informal

   A tool in graphic design software used to sample a color from an image or screen.

   Pipette

   • Use the eye dropper tool to pick the exact shade of blue from the logo.
   • The designer selected the background color with the eye dropper.
   • In Photoshop, the eye dropper helps match colors precisely.