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WATCH GLASS

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• WATCH GLASS (noun)
The noun WATCH GLASS has 2 senses:

1. laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker
2. a protective cover that protects the face of a watch

Familiarity information: WATCH GLASS used as a noun is rare.

• WATCH GLASS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("watch glass" is a kind of...):

dish (a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A protective cover that protects the face of a watch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

watch crystal; watch glass; crystal

Hypernyms ("watch glass" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Holonyms ("watch glass" is a part of...):

ticker; watch (a small portable timepiece)

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