English Explanatory Dictionary

water glass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A drinking vessel intended or used for water.
  2. Any of various water-soluble silicate compounds, especially when occurring in dissolved, jelly-like form.
  3. A water gauge for a steam boiler.
  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.
  5. A water clock.

Word forms

water glass water glasses

Synonyms

liquid glass sodium silicate soluble glass

Translations

Bulgarian: водно стъкло Finnish: vesilasi French: verre liquide Japanese: 水ガラス Polish: szkło wodne Turkish: su bardağı
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