"watch glass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: watch glasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} watch glass (plural watch glasses)
  1. (chemistry) 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. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (laboratory equipment): kellolasi (Finnish), verre de montre [masculine] (French), Uhrglas [neuter] (German), Uhrglasschale [feminine] (German), ύαλος ωρολογίου (ýalos orologíou) [feminine] (Greek), óraüveg (Hungarian), szkiełko zegarkowe [neuter] (Polish), sticlă de ceas [feminine] (Romanian), часово́е стекло́ (časovóje stekló) [neuter] (Russian), предме́тное стекло́ (predmétnoje stekló) (note: technically a hypernym, as it is not implied to have a particular form) [neuter] (Russian), satno staklo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), urglas [neuter] (Swedish), กระจกนาฬิกา (grà-jòk-naa-lí-gaa) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-watch_glass-en-noun-hrEpDhxq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 3 39 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'laboratory equipment': 97 1 2
  2. The glass covering of the face of a watch.
    Sense id: en-watch_glass-en-noun-aUAP2u2-
  3. A sandglass.
    Sense id: en-watch_glass-en-noun-PqxObwsN

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