单词 | flask |
释义 | flask1[ flask, flahsk ] / flæsk, flɑsk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flask ON THESAURUS.COM nouna bottle, usually of glass, having a rounded body and a narrow neck, used especially in laboratory experimentation. a flat metal or glass bottle for carrying in the pocket: a flask of brandy. an iron container for shipping mercury, holding a standard commercial unit of 76 pounds (34 kilograms). Metallurgy. a container into which sand is rammed around a pattern to form a mold. Origin of flask1First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English: “cask, keg,” from Anglo-French, Old French flaske, Late Latin flasca, earlier flascō, of uncertain origin; compare Old English flasce, flaxe, Old High German flasca (German flasche ); cf. flagon Words nearby flaskflash spectrum, flashtube, flash unit, flash welding, flashy, flask, flasket, flat, flat arch, flat as a pancake, flat back Definition for flask (2 of 2)flask2 [ flask, flahsk ] / flæsk, flɑsk / noun Ordnance.the armored plates making up the sides of a gun-carriage trail. Obsolete. the bed of a gun carriage. Origin of flask21570–80; <dialectal French flasque cheek of a gun carriage <Late Latin flascaflask1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flaskBritish Dictionary definitions for flaskflask / (flɑːsk) / nouna bottle with a narrow neck, esp used in a laboratory or for wine, oil, etc Also called: hip flask a small flattened container of glass or metal designed to be carried in a pocket, esp for liquor See powder flask a container packed with sand to form a mould in a foundry See vacuum flask Also called: cask, coffin engineering a container used for transporting irradiated nuclear fuel Word Origin for flaskC14: from Old French flasque, flaske, from Medieval Latin flasca, flasco, perhaps of Germanic origin; compare Old English flasce, flaxe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for flaskflask [ flăsk ] A rounded container with a long neck, used in laboratories. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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