eye dropper

• Pequeno tubo de vidro ou plástico com um bulbo de borracha em uma das extremidades, usado para dosar líquidos em gotas, geralmente em contextos médicos ou laboratoriais. Também se refere ao conta-gotas de frascos de medicamentos ou cosméticos.

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.

   Conta-gotas

   • 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.

   Conta-gotas

   • 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.