"water glass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water glasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} water glass (countable and uncountable, plural water glasses)
  1. A drinking vessel intended or used for water. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Vessels
    Sense id: en-water_glass-en-noun-HeudsWQa Disambiguation of Vessels: 17 18 27 34 4
  2. (inorganic chemistry) Any of various water-soluble silicate compounds, especially when occurring in dissolved, jelly-like form. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry, Clocks, Vessels Synonyms: liquid glass, sodium silicate, soluble glass
    Sense id: en-water_glass-en-noun-y5Aej5Ow Disambiguation of Clocks: 5 18 31 31 15 Disambiguation of Vessels: 17 18 27 34 4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 44 36 1 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. A water gauge for a steam boiler. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Clocks, Vessels
    Sense id: en-water_glass-en-noun-jpDB7XX8 Disambiguation of Clocks: 5 18 31 31 15 Disambiguation of Vessels: 17 18 27 34 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 45 35 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 18 56 23 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 44 36 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 18 45 34 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 16 49 28 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 19 48 26 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 21 42 30 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 4 21 43 30 2
  4. An instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a glass bottom, used for examining objects in the water, as upon the sea bottom in shallow places. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Clocks, Measuring instruments, Vessels
    Sense id: en-water_glass-en-noun--fIg1fV9 Disambiguation of Clocks: 5 18 31 31 15 Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 21 10 6 60 4 Disambiguation of Vessels: 17 18 27 34 4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 44 36 1
  5. A water clock. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Clocks
    Sense id: en-water_glass-en-noun-kVZO3Y-~ Disambiguation of Clocks: 5 18 31 31 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (water-soluble silicates): водно стъкло (vodno stǎklo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), vesilasi (Finnish), verre liquide [masculine] (French), su bardağı (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'water-soluble silicates': 2 36 43 18 1

Inflected forms

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