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单词 water glass
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wa′ter glass′, 
    1. a drinking glass;
      tumbler.
    2. a glass container for holding water, as for growing bulbs, plants, or the like.
    3. Mechanical Engineeringa glass tube used to indicate water level, as in a boiler.
    4. Opticsa device for observing objects beneath the surface of the water, consisting essentially of an open tube or box with a glass bottom.
    5. ChemistrySee sodium silicate. 
    Also, wa′ter•glass′. 
    • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
water glass n
  1. a viscous syrupy solution of sodium silicate in water: used as a protective coating for cement and a preservative, esp for eggs
  2. another name for water clock, water gauge
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wa′ter clock′, 
  1. Timea device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
water clock, water glass n
  1. any of various devices for measuring time that use the escape of water as the motive force
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