watch glass

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watch glass

noun 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.

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noun laboratory equipment

中文錶面皿 /表面皿 biǎomiànmǐn
Portuguêsvidro-relógio, vidro de relógio
Françaisverre de montre
DeutschUhrglas, Uhrglasschale
Ελληνικάύαλος ωρολογίου ýalos orologíou
Românăsticlă de ceas
Русскийчасово́е стекло́ časovóje stekló, предме́тное стекло́ predmétnoje stekló

noun glass covering on watch

中文錶面玻璃 /表面玻璃 biǎomiàn bōli
Românăgeam

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@misc{watch_glass_2026,
  title = {watch glass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watch%20glass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}