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watch glass

watch glass noun: an item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of glass. It is a general utility item, used to hold small samples, to evaporate liquids, to cover a beaker, and so on.

Noun

watch glass (plural watch glasses)

  1. An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of glass. It is a general utility item, used to hold small samples, to evaporate liquids, to cover a beaker, and so on.
  2. The glass covering of the face of a watch.
  3. A sandglass, hourglass.

watch glass meaning in Tamil and Thai

watch glass in Tamil

கண்ணாடிச் சிற்றகல், கண்ணாடி அகல், பளிங்கு அகல், கடிகாரக்கண்ணாடி, தகழி, கண்ணாடுச்சிற்றகல்

watch glass in Thai

laboratory equipment
กระจกนาฬิกา grà-jòk-naa-lí-gaa

Forms of watch glass

pluralwatch glasses

Words formed from watch glass

Questions about watch glass

What does watch glass mean?
Watch glass means an item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of glass. It is a general utility item, used to hold small samples, to evaporate liquids, to cover a beaker, and so on.
What is watch glass in Tamil?
Watch glass in Tamil is கண்ணாடிச் சிற்றகல், கண்ணாடி அகல், பளிங்கு அகல். See Watch glass meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is watch glass?
Watch glass is a noun.
What is the plural of watch glass?
The plural of watch glass is watch glasses.

Words near watch glass in the dictionary

  1. watch charms
  2. watch circle
  3. watch circles
  4. watch face
  5. watch faces
  6. watch glass
  7. watch glasses
  8. watch grass grow
  9. watch gun
  10. watch guns
  11. Watch Hill

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